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1998 ford zx2 progressive instrument death
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u4yk
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Mar 4, 2012, 4:39 PM
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1998 ford zx2 progressive instrument death
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1998 ford zx2
2L standard
110k
Loaded up the car with a full tank of gas last Saturday. The gas drip didn't alarm me..I thought it may be due to a pinhole rust hole toward the top of the tank.
Anyway..heading down the turnpike for a 400 mile trip at a steady 65 and I notice that the tach has just dropped dead...hhmmpph.oh well..keep on going..dang the speedo just kicked the bucket...still going 65 and the car gives a few hiccups and seems like it's goin' to croak so I pull into the breakdown lane, throw on the blinkers and did a uturn for a more reliable vehicle for my long distance trip.
It did the same thing heading back to the barn...go along at a steady 65 with full tank of gas..the tach drops off..then within a couple of minutes the speedo drops..and then the hiccups started. I slowed to about 50 and kept on going. The speedo and tach came back on.
Any ideas? I'm a poor dope who really doesn't want to spend a pantload taking care of an issue that some of you guys (and ladies) have already gone AH HA! I KNOW what it is.
Thanks
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Hammer Time
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Mar 4, 2012, 4:48 PM
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Re: 1998 ford zx2 progressive instrument death
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I'm afraid you're not going to get off that easy. That's going to require some testing to try to isolate the cause. You can start with checking the computer for codes.
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