had a similar problem
i had a similar problem with my 1995 F-350 PS. The speedo would stop working and the transmission light would start blinking and the truck would run really bad and then died.
Not sure which of these were the actual cause or if it was a combo but it works now.
First i disconnected the fuel bowl heater wire and replaced the associated 30amp fuze that had blown. (advise from other forum members) Then the truck started up fine but it was still having an intermittant problem with the blinking transmission light that would cause the trans to shift really hard, but then it would sometimes go away. to fix that i replaced the sensor on top of the rear axle and the problem went away.
like i said these may have been two different problems but the came up at the same time so i'm not sure. but everything is fixed now.
The symptoms sounded similar to your problem but it obviously could be something else.