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i have an 86 t bird with the digital speedo and about a week ago it started messin up. i could turn the ignition alittle and fix it but about two days ago that stopped workin im alittle concerned cause its a used car and none of my other gauges work either and it isnt loggin the milage any body else had this problem or at least know what i could try to fix it?

any help would be apreicated

oh yeah the turn signals dont work either

i had the same problems with my 93.....the turn signals and the display were two different problems....the turn signal switch had to be replaced it had went bad when they changed the light switch cuz ford messed up....the dash goes out on mine also and it is digital....i find it freezes up occasionally....the way i fix it and i think is a loose connection is banging on the dashboard...that fixes it....sumtimes it will show wierd numbers too....i was told to take the dash apart but i havent had the time....so maybe check the connections???

dont think its the turn signal switch cause they work when the speedo works

just noticed the a/c wont work either

Sounds like a main wire issue. check to see if it is connected or is loose.

More than likely, the problem is the ignition switch.

Now, I don't mean the cylinder where you put the key. That just operates the switch via a "rod." The actual switch is a few inches farther down the column.

They have a tendency to come apart slightly, causing all sorts of electrical issues.

Take off the column cover and you'll see it. Operate the key a few times and see it the switch looks like it's trying to come apart. If so, that's your problem.

Keith

thats what i was thinking it was but i wasnt sure

also a friend of mines dad looked at it and saw something i totally over looked when i first got the car he noticed the main vacume line from the intake wasnt hooked up

i also think that i have a problem with my voltage regulator cause my battery wont charge while the car runs and i replaced my altnator

Did you try a different battery? If it's completely dead, the alternator can't do anything about it. And they usually go hand in hand, as far as dying goes - in my experiences, anyways.

86 T-Bird was my very first car ever. My dad got it new in 85, and gave it to me when I turned 18 in late 93. My dumbass traded it in on a new Honda Passport in 99, and I have regretting it to this day. :banghead:

I hope you get your car going soon. They have personality if you ask me - and that Bird was always there for me when I needed it. Good luck, man.
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i didnt think of that cause i had the battery in the old 67 f100 i used to drive and it never gave me any problems but i get it tested

its nice to have friends with a shop loaded with all the tools you need to fix just about any car :-)

after replacing the altnator twice, voltage regulator battery tps and idle air control as well as my ignition switch my car finally runs right and gets 285 miles to the tank on 87 compared to the 110 i was gettin before but then it blew both head gaskets and spun a bearing so i now have a .040 over 302 4 barrel in it havin to drive it with outta hood though and with straights at the moment due to lack of decesion making skills on the exhaust