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Radio, temperature gauge and speedometer not working

Tiny
BARBARA ERSKINE
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  • 2000 FORD RANGER
  • 0.5L
  • 4 CYL
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 139,000 MILES
Radio is not working, temperature gauge is not working, speedometer is not working. Everything else is working.
Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 AT 6:37 PM

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Tiny
HARRY P
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Check your fuses. I am including some pictures. The first shows the location of the fuse box. The second is a legend, telling you which fuses power which systems. The third shows a layout of the box. The forth is a comparison of a good fuse and a blown fuse. I would definitely check numbers 11, 15, and 33.

Just pull out the fuses and look at them. Replace any blown fuses. Let us know what you find.
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Saturday, December 23rd, 2017 AT 7:31 PM
Tiny
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I looked at all the fuses they look okay
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Monday, February 12th, 2018 AT 6:40 PM
Tiny
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I do not see your reply thank you
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Monday, February 12th, 2018 AT 6:44 PM
Tiny
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Well it's possible that one is blown but looks ok. In that case you would either (1) just change them with new ones or (2) use a multimeter to check continuity from one terminal of the fuse to the other. Using the ohms function, if you get an infinite reading, then the fuse is blown. Only other possibility is a wiring issue of some sort. We'd have to do some serious digging to look into that. I'll do some more thinking while I work on other stuff and let you know what else I come up with
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 8:55 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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These trucks had a problem with the GEM module which is located in the dash and it sounds like your has gone out. Here is the location.

Check out the diagrams (Below)

Please let us know what happens.

Cheers, Ken
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 10:18 AM
Tiny
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I just put in brand-new fuses in the whole box and still not working
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 1:24 PM
Tiny
KEN L
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Please check the GEM
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 1:25 PM
Tiny
HARRY P
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As Ken stated, check the GEM module. He has included the pertinent information in an earlier post. He's probably right.
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 7:52 PM
Tiny
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Thank you I will check it in the morning
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Tuesday, February 13th, 2018 AT 9:23 PM
Tiny
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I will have to wait until the weekend to check it because it has been raining here thank you I will let you know
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 AT 5:33 PM
Tiny
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Lucky you, we need the rain and are getting none :(
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018 AT 8:26 PM
Tiny
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Ken, you can have some of ours. My yard looks like a swamp because it's been raining so much.
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Thursday, February 15th, 2018 AT 3:03 AM
Tiny
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My daughter and me took the dash apart today there is no cable connected to it and no place for to go everything is plugged in as it should be still and still not working, I found the GEM how do I find out if it's working or not
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 11:41 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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It is difficult to test you would need to get a used or new one and plug it in.
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 11:42 AM
Tiny
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Going Friday to pick one up at pull and pay Friday I know it has to look the same as mine I'm going to pick up the GEM box to Just in case
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 3:44 PM
Tiny
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So that the radio was unplugged so I fixed that but I did notice there's two lights on the east side of the dask is was not working so hopefully that will be it thank you
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 3:46 PM
Tiny
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I hope that gets it done for you. Please feel free to come back and use this site any time.
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Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 AT 6:29 PM
Tiny
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I replaced to cluster still not working I'm not sure but I believe someone had already replaced mine I think it's the wrong one what is my different person look like here's what's in there now when I Google it shows me a different one
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Friday, March 9th, 2018 AT 8:51 AM
Tiny
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Did you replace the GEM?
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Friday, March 9th, 2018 AT 1:03 PM
Tiny
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No but can it be tested do I have to do any reprogramming? I think someone took the cluster out before because have marks on it one marker and they cluster says 99 one we went to pool and pay for my year( 2000 )it was a total different cluster
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Friday, March 9th, 2018 AT 1:21 PM

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