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(Message started by: scorpion59 on May 22^nd, 2006, 11:02pm)

Title: In Need Of Help
Post by scorpion59 on May 22^nd, 2006, 11:02pm

Hi, can anyone help, being new to the fourm I have a
cosworth 24v on a M plate 1995, the problems that i am
having are as follows, first the speedometer started going crazy, the overdrive light started flashing on and off, the the rev racing and the gears changing up and down, this has only happened the once, the car has just been put back on the road after being parked on the drive for the last six months, apart from that she runs well.
can anyone help, looking forward to any suggestions
thank you for your help.
Scorpion59.

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by Highlander on May 22^nd, 2006, 11:27pm

Vehicle Speed Sensor maybe? VSS

Try here

http://www.fordscorpio.co.uk/faultfinds.htm

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by fordcos on May 23^rd, 2006, 8:31am

if its been stood it could also be damp in the electrcal connectors. vss is a good place to start as highlander says

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by g.wass on May 23^rd, 2006, 6:58pm

had exact same problem with my 95 Cossie. Changed the VSS and perfect now. VSS cost me £25 and half hour to change. Wost part of job is removing heat shields to get at it.

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by fordcos on May 24^th, 2006, 8:34am

vss £25 where did you buy that seems very cheap

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by Dave2302 on May 24^th, 2006, 8:46am

Whenever this happens on any Scorpio I always change the VSS first and its never yet failed. I normally pay around 50 quid at FMD

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by Dave on May 24^th, 2006, 9:22am

IIRC someone paid in the region of £54 quite recently for a VSS from a Ford dealer for a 1995 24v.

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by Neil W on May 24^th, 2006, 4:55pm

After 6 months laid up did you put fresh petrol in the tank? The old stuff will have aged and a fussy Cossie engine won't like it much ;).

Cheers,

Neil W.

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by scorpion59 on May 25^th, 2006, 11:47pm

Thank you for all the info, after looking through some of the other posts I think it could be the battery, and just to make sure things are not going right when I stop the car and put it in park or nutral it stalls, its fine in drive
any idears ?.
Thank you.
Scorpion59.

Title: Re: In Need Of Help
Post by scorpion59 on May 29^th, 2006, 8:51pm

thank you all for the help and advice, someone suggested getting the battery checked, I fonud out it was the wrong one and under powered for the job, battery now changde and it feels like I have a new car,
all the past troubles seem to be gone.
Thanks again to you all.
Scorpion59.