Déjà vu. This is what happened to me a couple of years ago. It was driving me crazy. The problem was that my mechanic could not diagnose it until it completely failed--which it did on a trip to Florida. Engine just died, tach went to 0 and stayed there. Fortunately, it happened about 25 miles from home. My mechanic traced (starting with the engine and moving forward) the problem to a bad switch/relay (I cannot recall) that is in the steering column. It was not the keyed ignition. I could call my mechanic to get the details if you want them. Thanks to the towing insurance rider (a must!) and the extra day--we still made it to Florida! Pius 85 Vanajetta westy > > Kurt Camealy wrote: > > >I have been having a weird problem the past couple weeks. I will be > >going down the freeway and all the sudden lose all power and my tach > >goes to zero. It kicks right back in after a second or two? It has > >only happened a few times, but I would like to track it down before it > >dies on the freeway and the tach doesn't come back up. > > > > > > > >Thanks all, > > > > > > > >Kurt > > > > > > > > |
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