95 Rodeo Speedometer / Idle Problems

I have a 1995 Isuzu Rodeo. Recently, the speedometer has stopped working.
So the speed is always shown at 0 mph.
Also, recently after driving for a while and slowing down to make a turn,
the engine will die...I can then just put it in neutral and restart and
go. Doesn't happen alot. But at least once a week.
Any ideas as to what could cause this? And if anyone else had the same
issue, the estimated costs to repair?
Thanks!!

Sounds like you have a broken speedometer driven gear, about $30 from a
dealer. It is a simple part to replace, with the only needed tool being a
10mm socket to remove the outer part of the sending unit, located on the
passenger side of the trans. It is an electric sending unit, so just look
for the wire harness connection just ahead of the forward U-joint. When you
remove the 10mm bolt the inner part is a nylon gear on a post which you will
probably notice has several teeth missing. Just replace that part and not
the entire sending unit, which costs considerably more. When my speedometer
went out, I kept having stalling problems because the computer was not
receiving the correct speed signal from the sending unit. Don't know if
replacing the gear will fix your stalling problem, but it did mine. Good
luck.


"LoneRanger17" wrote in message

 > I have a 1995 Isuzu Rodeo. Recently, the speedometer has stopped working.
 > So the speed is always shown at 0 mph.
 > Also, recently after driving for a while and slowing down to make a turn,
 > the engine will die...I can then just put it in neutral and restart and
 > go. Doesn't happen alot. But at least once a week.
 > Any ideas as to what could cause this? And if anyone else had the same
 > issue, the estimated costs to repair?
 > Thanks!!
 >