Hi all

Seen this forum before and read advice on it for basics, now i need some help lol

Basiclly Escort 55D Van is being a bastard on starting i.e wont start without alot of swearing,threatening with a stick and key wiggling, Sometimes the immobliser light turns off completely on starting, then decides to blink like a madman, whilst driving it earlier the light also went on a mental blinking spree then slowed down?


Got it going earlier by holding the key in start, all the dials went mad (Speedo shot up to 140, fuel gage went right up, and the temp gage, the digital mileometer read all zeros, then went back to the 160K, and the clock went on the mental one)

Sprayed it with igniton cleaner, solved it for all of half an hour, then right back to square one.

Checked all fuses and connections that i can see..Doesnt seem to be anything wrong.

Also the radio randomly switches itself on and displays the numberplate on the screen.

And, the heater refuses to give out any heat (Had brief periods of warmish air, then the temp gage has said overheating, but it doesent seem to be, It also has a strange rattle when idle (cured by tapping the accel)

Ideas?

(And dont say 'Scrap It' either lol)

Cheers!