ProbeownerMetsfan

OK, now I'm in the right forum!!! I was advised to get a readout from the diagnostic box of my 1995 Ford Probe by connecting the GND and TEN of the diagnostic box. I did so but nothing happened, nothing showed up on the dashboard. Does it take time for this to work or is it instantaneous? Does it work better after a long drive? Thanks.

Another 95 Probe question that has caused several expensive repair shops to give up as defeated. My rear driving lights are out but the bulbs are fine. The repair shops agree that it must be a relay that needs to be replaced, but they can't find it. They say it should be in the main fuse box but that it isn't there. Perhaps of relevance: the dashboard lights are also out. On the flow chart electrical diagram, they showed me that the dashboard lights and the rear lamps meet up at a relay, i.e., their circuits both come away from the same relay. But as to the location of this relay, both repair shops (who have excellent mechanics) are stumped. Anybody know where this relay is located? Thanks in advance.

Symptoms: Car runs normally from 20-40 mph. Above 40 it bucks badly. Below 20 it makes sounds like it's going to stall, and below 10 very hard to keep going. Usually stalls at stop signs and red lights, and sometimes even while in motion if below 15 mph. One, also it's now very difficult to climb steep hills, the power is gone. However, always starts up instantly again. Spark plugs are new, also replaced the Oxygen sensor earlier this year which pepped the car up a lot. Car was running fine until one day on the highway I heard a loud "clunk" from the engine, the engine light went on, and the car started bucking like mad. It's been that way ever since. It's a 95 Ford Probe but I imagine these symptoms would pertain to any car. My friends have suggested the torque converter, a blown valve, or the tranny. Please help, as I'm desperate -- I've found mechanics take wild guesses and replace one part after another until by sheer chance they finally get it right. (Problem is the car is so old they can't use a computer to ascertain why the engine light is on.) I don't want to spend $1,000 while they take wild guesses what's wrong. Feel free to email me at geraldrm@earthlink.net. Thanks in advance!!!!!