rlgdguy
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- 2005 Explorer XLT V6
The area around the 4 resistors on my cluster looked exactly like the ones in the picture by Denny. I knew that was my problem. I re-soldered the resistors and so-far-so-good, knock on wood. I got the 30 watt pencil soldering iron at walmart for $10. It came with the rosin core solder. Got the Ex in February and had been meaning to fix the display since then. It was driving me nuts. It's nice to have it working properly.
OK I'm no master solderer or welder but I was always told that simply replacing solder does not necessarily "fix" anything because solder is not a conductor of electricity. My serious question is do I bend the end of the resistors so they are touching the green side of the board or will the fit be snug enough that when the old solder is gone there will be contact already and the new solder is simply holding it in place? Thanks for any advice in advance.