regulaTe
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- '04 XLT Sport
Hoping some of you can help me out here.....
I have been driving around with a faulty shift needle and gauges for quite some time. Money is a bit tight and so far the odometer and gas gauges are still OK.... but am wondering if anyone has experienced this in their Explorer? My shift needle at first wasn't lined up properly and now its stuck on 2. If I shift all the way down it will move to the right , but wont move back up to P(ark). Once in a great while it might move up a gear or two.. but unless I pay attention Im not sure which gear I am in. ALso, my temperature and battery gauges (right side) are completely gone. They arent even on any part of the meter... just kind of dangling there like they need some viagra.
Is this a quick (cheap) fix or am I going to have to shell out some major cash for this? Think I had a Ford mechanic look at it once and he said it was like 4 bills to take care of the entire gauge cluster. Sound accurate? I am fairly handy and love to DIY... fwiw.
I have been driving around with a faulty shift needle and gauges for quite some time. Money is a bit tight and so far the odometer and gas gauges are still OK.... but am wondering if anyone has experienced this in their Explorer? My shift needle at first wasn't lined up properly and now its stuck on 2. If I shift all the way down it will move to the right , but wont move back up to P(ark). Once in a great while it might move up a gear or two.. but unless I pay attention Im not sure which gear I am in. ALso, my temperature and battery gauges (right side) are completely gone. They arent even on any part of the meter... just kind of dangling there like they need some viagra.
Is this a quick (cheap) fix or am I going to have to shell out some major cash for this? Think I had a Ford mechanic look at it once and he said it was like 4 bills to take care of the entire gauge cluster. Sound accurate? I am fairly handy and love to DIY... fwiw.