darkducati

No its the right year and I even drove it to verify the speedo and od work correctlty. Weird. I have done the swap twice but maybe I just pulled a bonehead move.....twice. LOL I'll try it again this weekend and report back. Thanks for the feedback guys!

I believe there is a 4 pin on the speedo itself that causes it. I removed the new speedo from the cluster and installed it in the OEM cluster and had the same issue. If its not supposed to I guess it could be a bad speedo.

That's what I was wondering. I know older Ford's from the 90s have the security module in the cluster so I wondered if the Legacy might be the same.

I tried flipping it off and on but it didn't make a change. Hmmm....maybe I'll just try again.

I have a 96 OB and it has a bad odometer. The car has over 350k miles and title branded with unknown mileage so no I'm not doing anything illegal. I tried replacing it and it works but the parking lights always stay on unless I put the old cluster back in. Anyone know the trick to this? Does it have to be programmed to the car? Any help is appreciated!

Yeah I guess there are a few of those huh.

Another more long term option after polishing is to cover them the clear headlight films on eBay. They don't cost much and will prevent further damage from road debris.

They steal them for the platinum. Metal recyclers buy them. I hate to hear about deadbeats doing stuff like this. The straight pipe is fine. It won't hurt anything but most exhaust shops can install an aftermarket cat for about $150.

Nice car. For sure has a ton of potential.

Another option is to use a set of baja springs which should give you a 1 inch lift for a little less money.

That's a good idea. I have some very minor slap that lasts about 2-4 seconds before whirring down dramatically at start up. I still wouldn't mind knowing though.

10-12-14-17 are a must on these cars but you just about rebuild the car with those four sizes. Glad you got it out!

The only thing you'll really have to watch out for are electrical gremlins. These cars has lots of electrical issues according to my father who was the service manager of a local Ford/Mercury dealer for they're entire sales run in the US. If everything works at this point I would think you'll be fine.

Very nice. I had a 1980 Mazda B2000 and it was a fantastic truck.

Thanks for the help gentlemen. The engine fired up on the first try. I ran into a few more issues than expected but all in all a very simple swap.