94 Ford F-250- transmission and interior can power issue RELATED?

Asked by Valerie Oct 28, 2017 at 06:45 PM about the 1994 Ford F-250

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Help a lady figure this out PLEASE:

The other night I get in start the truck no problem
and off I go - as I get above 10mph tranmission
jumps violently into gear and then again a little les
violently as I get above 30-   NOW the speeds are
estimated cause at that same time I look down at
speedometer and it won’t move sunk down not
budging - all other  gauges appear to be working.
BUT then I notice now power to radio no dash lights
and no interior cab light - power window n locks
work fine - this has been going on for over a week -
I am sure I am killing my transmission if it’s not dead
already - how is all this related and what the heck is
going on???? HELP PLEASE!!!  

1 Answer

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they may not be related at all , the tranny needs to go to a shop after you check the fluid is nice and pink and at the right level , for the electrical check all fuses and related wiring , trace problem with multi tester , the speedometer is a cable either broken or loose at one end

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