Ford 1990 LTD Crown Victoria Country Squire problems Hallo, Hallo its been a long time sinds was on this great forum��. We have a Crown Victoria Country 1990 224 K on it. It called ' Dino' by my daughter, because of the size of the car ��.Great car in very very good shape. We driving it again after its stood for a long time in the garage. Only the wagon dives with some problems: The cruisecontrol is not working good. When you step on the brake it don't stop, you have to switch of the cruise control. Behind the hood everything around the cruise seens to be okay. My speedometer is going up and down. I have changed the speedometersensor with out a result. Also the trip and odometer are broke down. The tempgauge is not working. It will not come up. i have changed the tempsensor without a result. The instumentcluster is electronic wiht a speedometer cable. When i drive the car cold the idle is okay, when getting hot the idle is very high. Changed the IAC with no result. Thanks for anwers! Best regards from the Netherlands Europe.
You can get a replacement gear for both the odo and speedo. They run $80.00USD for the set, and are pretty easy to replace.
Here is a link to the speedo/odo replacement gears. This is a very common failure in the Crown Vics and Grand Marquis. http://www.odometergears.com/products/Ford/Crown+Victoria+90-97/101 While you have the gauge cluster out repairing the gears it might be a good time to check/clean the electrical connector on the back to make sure you have a good connection. Might also be a good time to try greasing the speedometer cable and checking for kinks. Could just be the speedometer itself is bad though.
Thanks for the reply. The 1990 LTD is a electronic cluster with out a speedometercable. I know you can buy the odometergears repair kit, but i think it is the electronic part of the cluster that gives the signal. I know it will be hard to fix this problem. And i think it is better to look for low mille instrument cluster. Also i think that the cluster gives a signal to the computer and to the cruise control. Thanks, Tom.
Actually, you'd need to test the VSS (Vehicle Speed Sensor) first, as it's actually the easiest to do. All you need to do is get the car up high enough to slide under the driver's side to access the VSS in the transmission tailshaft. Unbolt the hold-down, and pull the VSS out from the tailshaft, leaving the electrical connector plugged in. Have a second person switch the ignition to ON, then watch the speedo display, as you turn the driven gear on the sensor. When turned in the correct direction, each turn should make a few MPH/KPH show on the speedo display. If it doesn't, look at the teeth on the drive gear (on or part of the tailshaft) and the driven gear on the sensor. The teeth should be straight-edged without any rounding to the teeth. If the teeth are good, plug in a new or known-good sensor and try again.
