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Drew knows the value of these cars.

Yes, I concur that the gauge didn't register. Is that a sign of a failing gauge??? No other indications that it was misbehaving...

Mine never primed. I cranked for 30 or 45 seconds and started. Instant oil pressure

So I'm betting beer was diverting the others.

I got it at Rock Auto. With their shipping it was cheaper than local sources.

Did you follow links from a Google search for "ford drive cycle" it the same for all fords Try this one https://www.manualslib.com/manual/53146/Ford-Vehicle.html?page=374

The blue points are on a cross frame member where the front and rear belly pans mount together.

If you get a paintless dent guy be sure he's experienced with aluminum

Watch the i70 corridor from Denver to Glenwood springs.

nope. You'll need to run the drive cycle after putting in the new one, but only if you have emissions and have it coming soon otherwise if you drive it it will run the diags.

Plug in your Ford trickle charger. It will retain the emissions self tests. Remove frank liner. Disconnect the battery cables. Wrap the positive with electrical tape so it doesn't short to ground. Remember the trickle charger is attached. If you want and it cant hurt if not done, check...

Affirmative :)

It's not difficult at all. You do not have to remove the belly pans first. First, the best jacking point is at the center right under the B pillar where the two belly pans meet at a cross bar. The frame meets the cross bar there. There are plenty of pictures of this jack point on this...

Oh wow.

That's better than hijacking an unrelated topic. Chances are you will find your questions have been asked and answered already. And it is optima group 25. Available at your local autozone or O'Reillys for tons less than ford's

Connect your ford trickle charger (the inside one) before disconnecting the cables. Wrap the positive cable to prevent shorting to ground. This will preserve the emissions readiness tests so you don't have to run the drive cycle

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The behavior shown is misbehaving. Most gauge failures are completely stuck

What did you fix?

If you have a recipe for the tach and speedo there is a market for that as the only solutions are originals from Ford (which can fail again) or to replace the entire panel with speedhut. I think Rich (GT Guy) might have a fix for the big ones but it's been pretty quiet about it if so.