Ford Repair: sensor cluster, ford e150 van, sensor cluster

Question
Hey Chris one of my friends has a 1995 ford E150 van 55000 miles 351ci engine the odometer started flashing and the trans started having shifting problems he took it to ford dealer and they said it was the sensor cluster and they couldn't get one it had to come from a junk yard, my question is what is a sensor cluster?
Thanks

Answer
good question. i dont even know what a sensor cluster is. Are you sure this is what they said? i can see if it was the cluster its self, but that would not have any relevance to the transmission shifting weird. Maby they ment range sensor. that shows an indication on the cluster andwill affect how the transmission performs. but that sensor should be always available. You may want to verify with that ford dealer what you actualy have to look for and then let me know. good luck
Chris P