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Old April 18th 05, 04:08 PM
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i agree with the cable problem
"Big Bill" > wrote in message
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> On 17 Apr 2005 12:35:01 -0400, redcat >
> wrote:
>
>>Even though the Fuel pump relay has been replaced, sometimes the car
>>won't start. So we do the "take the relay out to cool off" stuff, and
>>then it will start.
>>
>>The bigger problem is that at times the engine will die while I'm
>>driving. The battery light comes on and the rpm goes to zero as the
>>engine cuts out completely. I've been fortunate to be able to
>>manuever it safely to the side of the road although the power steering
>>won't work at that point.
>>
>>It can be very dangerous and happens without warning. It happened
>>last week when I was driving on a highway at a constant 55mph and was
>>60 miles into the trip.. then it happened twice in one day. The first
>>time I was doing 40mph and only 8 miles from home, got it restarted
>>and to my destination where the car sat for 3 hours. I was on the way
>>home and it died when slowing down for a stop sign and only 3 miles
>>into my return trip.
>>
>>I usually let it sit for a minute or two and try to restart. If that
>>doesn't work, I do the relay thing mentioned above.
>>
>>The mechanics are mystified. They cannot pinpoint the problem. I'm
>>afraid to drive it any distance unless my husband is with me.
>>
>>I looked through a lot of the postings, but didn't see anything
>>specific about this. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

>
> From your description of the symptoms, it would seem that he
> electrical system is, at times, simply not working.
> How old is the battery? Sometimes, when they are at their service
> life, they will short from junk (I'm sure there's a name for it other
> than sediment) in the bottom of the battery. I'd have the battery
> checked.
> I'd also check the positive battery cable; peel back some of the
> insulation at the battery end. If there's any corrosion, the cable
> needs to be replaced.
>
> --
> Bill Funk
> Change "g" to "a"



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