electrical problem

[tyrone27 at gmail.com (Derrick floyd)]

yea I checked the cables and they look fine.  I have the cables
soldered ti the connectors then its screwed on to the battery.  So I'm
thinking its in the solder part and i can't see it.  its that or the
ground cable isn't grounding right.  I have a cable going from the
battery to the rear seatbelt bolt. I'm going to buy a new 0 gauge
Positive and negative and new connectors to see if that will work also
I'm going to redo my B+ cable coming from the starter to teh
alternator.  I started it today and it started fine so I don't know. 
i think it only happens under long periods of driving which is bad
because i'm driving to NJ for waterfest.

On 7/7/05, David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
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> >
> > From: Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
> > Date: 2005/07/07 Thu AM 11:57:35 EDT
> > To: Derrick floyd <tyrone27@gmail.com>
> > CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > Subject: Re: electrical problem
> >
> > >well I was boosting down 95 tonight and then all of a suppen the car
> > >just cut off and restarted for no reason.  I was like must have hit
> > >somethign or the battery cable might be lose.  well I was 5 mins from
> > >home on the local streets then it just cut off.  I mean COMPLETE
> > >electrical cut off.  there was no power.  then a few seconds later the
> > >lights and everything else comes back one.  ten when i try to start it
> > >it went dead again.  the dash lights started flickering, shift light
> > >flickering everything.  well I got out checked the battery cables on
> > >the battery where tight.  checked the starter and that was tight.
> > >well after a few minutes the power just came back on and I started it
> > >and drove it home.  I went to va and back so i was driving it for
> > >about a hour and a half.  any one have any ideas what it could be?  is
> > >there a fuseable link somewhere or something that would couse this?
> >
> >
> > After experiencing something similar in the past, and hearing that your
> > battery is in the trunk, I believe you have experienced a sudden short
> > to ground.  The exact situation is likely that your positive battery cable
> > has been comprimised and has shorted to the chassis.  My advice would be
> > to pull the whole cable out of the car and inspect it carefully...if what I
> > think has happened actually did, it won't take looking very hard to find it. :)
> >
> > ==Brett
> >
> 
> Muy dangerous, be very careful and be sure to disconnect a terminal at the battery before proceeding.
> 
> G/L with it...
> 
> David
> 
> '83 GTI, Daily Driver...
> '87 16V, parts car
> '82 pickup, 2.0 16V, collecting dust...
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