DrCharles
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I am suspicious that my '93 F250 IDI has significantly more than the 186k miles showing on the odometer. (It has the 6-digit LCD display so at least I don't have to worry about how many times it's been around like the old mechanical ones!)
Since the IDI has no computer, is there anything to prevent a previous owner from swapping dash clusters, or just the PSOM itself? I seem to recall there's a removable chip that actually stores the mileage. Is the VIN encoded into the PSOM anywhere?
My state has "mileage exempt" on the previous title and on the one I was issued, since it's an over-8500 GVWR truck, so that won't help in tracking it. Not sure if Carfax is worth trying.
Since the IDI has no computer, is there anything to prevent a previous owner from swapping dash clusters, or just the PSOM itself? I seem to recall there's a removable chip that actually stores the mileage. Is the VIN encoded into the PSOM anywhere?
My state has "mileage exempt" on the previous title and on the one I was issued, since it's an over-8500 GVWR truck, so that won't help in tracking it. Not sure if Carfax is worth trying.