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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 2:39 pm 
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a while ago i found an article on swapping odometer readings between clusters out of ef el's.
I was wondering if anyone has a link or knows about this.
It involves un soldering a chip and re soldering it into the cluster.
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Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 4:21 pm 
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http://www.fordmods.com/forums/Changing ... s-d14.html

I've done a heap of them, its not really worth it.
Get yourself a Police cluster with similar K's

 

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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 5:03 pm 
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eboost wrote:
a while ago i found an article on swapping odometer readings between clusters out of ef el's.
I was wondering if anyone has a link or knows about this.
It involves un soldering a chip and re soldering it into the cluster.


its in the technical docs under changing instruments

http://www.fordmods.com/forums/Changing ... s-d14.html
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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:28 am 
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thanks guys for your help. It says it requires special tools to change cos its heat sensetive? WIll a normal soldering iron work or will it damage it? Do i need a "special one"?
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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:35 am 
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Normal 30-40 watt iron will do.

I found it easier to heat all legs up with a flat tip, and use a 'angle grinded' down Stanley knife blade to get under the chip.

(you need to grind it to get past a capacitor so you can get under the chip)

As for heat, I haven't killed one yet. Just don't go overboard and cook it.

The biggest problem with removal is you'll lift the tracks off the pcb.

 

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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:42 am 
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tracks off the pcb? what does this mean. sorry
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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:53 pm 
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The foil on the circuit board is glued on.
Its etched away to make tracks for the circuit board.

When your trying to remove parts that have been there a while and with minimal heat, sometimes the tracks stay attached to the semiconductors legs!

 

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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:40 am 
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is there another way to do this as in a non solder way ?

 

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Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 1:55 am 
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muncher2002 wrote:
is there another way to do this as in a non solder way ?


yes there is ...

Krytox wrote:
Get yourself a Police cluster with similar K's
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Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 12:20 am 
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you always hear ppl say things like "i got a mate for $50 he will turn back the clock for ya"
who is this mate???

i understand it is illegal to fiddle with the k's but if it legitimate as in cluster change, i dont see a problem. there must be some where that can do it via a computer or something

 

 

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 Post subject: Re: odometer swapping in ef el
Posted: Fri May 29, 2009 6:59 am 
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Generally that's on analogue odometer not digital, but I'd assume there is a way, just that shonky $50 mate most likely can't.

 

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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 8:22 pm 
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I made a device that can 'drive' the cluster forward, I reset a cluster to 0k's in a matter of weeks.
I lent it to a member on these forums and he wound a lower K's cluster to match his 'original' amount (around 50,000k's in a few days.)

Yes you can do it fast, but requires large voltage on a 5v rail. but, as above, find a cluster with similar k's!

 

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