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Electrical problem - won't start! --- UPDATE
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<blockquote data-quote="Eric Pennal" data-source="post: 797424" data-attributes="member: 55150"><p>I decided not to wait for my wife to come home for a jump start (for the car, I mean <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />), so I started preparing to try some of the other things you all recommended. The positive cable connector seemed seemed just a <em>little</em> loose on the battery post, so I tightened it real good. Turned the key to see if I could replicate the failure before moving on to the next diagnostic step, and it started right up! That's all it was. I guess I've never had a cable connector come loose before, because I've never seen a battery problem cause the effect I experienced. I mean, the entire electrical system shut off like I'd been zapped by a UFO. Being late for work, I didn't have time to start tinkering with it. It was as if some kind of main relay or circuit breaker was being tripped. I thought - why not tap into this great resource of automotive knowledge while I'm away for the day?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I want to thank everyone for your input. I'm keeping a printout of this thread keep with my service manuals and other bits of knowledge I've gained from this website. Caymen, thanks for your offer to help offline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eric Pennal, post: 797424, member: 55150"] I decided not to wait for my wife to come home for a jump start (for the car, I mean ;)), so I started preparing to try some of the other things you all recommended. The positive cable connector seemed seemed just a [i]little[/i] loose on the battery post, so I tightened it real good. Turned the key to see if I could replicate the failure before moving on to the next diagnostic step, and it started right up! That's all it was. I guess I've never had a cable connector come loose before, because I've never seen a battery problem cause the effect I experienced. I mean, the entire electrical system shut off like I'd been zapped by a UFO. Being late for work, I didn't have time to start tinkering with it. It was as if some kind of main relay or circuit breaker was being tripped. I thought - why not tap into this great resource of automotive knowledge while I'm away for the day? I want to thank everyone for your input. I'm keeping a printout of this thread keep with my service manuals and other bits of knowledge I've gained from this website. Caymen, thanks for your offer to help offline. [/QUOTE]
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