By shiftaw on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 05:28 pm: Edit

I have ’97 Disco this weekend I came across a unique problem while driving to Richmond VA from Washington DC, twice I experience loss of power accompanied by a shrudder. This was proceeded by the speedometer failing to zero even while the tac showed the same revolutions. In both cases my foot was on the accelerator with the same amount of pressure and I was driving around 75 mph. Does anyone know what could have caused this? No problems on the way back. Any insight?

By Andrew Maier (White96disco) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 05:33 pm: Edit

I also posted this in the other thread...but here you go!

This may sound odd, but check the negative battery terminal connection, and the ground locations as well. I sometimes have a momentary (IIRC, about half a second or so) loss of power when turning on headlights at speed. One check of the connections and things are better, until I shake loose the connection on our wonderful roads...

Someone has posted the battery ground wire locations before -- I'm sure it's in the archives...

By Anonymous on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 05:34 pm: Edit

You were transported to a distant universe by space aliens who dropped you back off in the approximate space and time you left. The shudder you felt was the slight difference between the time you "left" and the time you "returned".

By Neal on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 06:11 pm: Edit

Does it only happen at highway speeds(70-80)?
Does your check engine light come on when this happens?
It might be the speed transducer.

By Robert Mann (Oldscout) on Monday, October 29, 2001 - 07:17 pm: Edit

Sure sounds like the VSS or Speed Transducer. Mine did the same thing only above 75mph.

Here is the bugger. I got mine from Nathan and it takes about 15 mins to install. It's in the end of the TC

By TucsonSean on Monday, November 12, 2001 - 11:03 pm: Edit

Oldscout,

How much are we talking? Also, where on the TC is it located? Thanks in advance

By joshua on Monday, November 12, 2001 - 11:16 pm: Edit

Hey, maybe you saw my post as well, but this same thing happened to me....But it wa sonly a few seconds, and the speedometer just decelerated like i was coasting....

still think ST?