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Re: What happens if F250 is Driven with Speedo Disconnected
Some people really thrash their vehicles. If the original owner had small
kids, it would be even worse.
"c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:cLZzf.665$MJ.465@fed1read07...
> Just the general condition of the interior; compared to a friends truck
> with similiar mileage. Maybe I'm imagining things...at a dealer I'm at a
> disadvantage in that I can't talk eye to eye with the original owner..to
> get a feel for the validity of his statements.
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> "JimV" <jv9999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:156dnVU9rocSyU3eRVn-hA@comcast.com...
>>c wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm deciding whether to buy a F250 1995. I have run a carfax...and the
>>> total reported mileage checks out...at 65k.
>>>
>>> I suspect that the truck has higher miles than that.
>>>
>>> My question: Could the former owner have disconnected the
>>> Speedo/Odometer for extended periods?
>>>
>>> I have been told by the dealer that this would be impossible...because
>>> the engine's computer would shut down or go into "limp mode" if it
>>> didn't receive an appropriate signal indicating road speed.
>>>
>>> True??
>>>
>>> Thanks, Chuck
>>
>> If it's an automatic it wouldn't shift. Why do you think it's not right?
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