Kris,
I'd replace the large wire that clamps to your positive battery terminal and
goes to your solenoid. Make certain that the contact area is clean and
secure. I've had problems where I've lost total power like this and after
giving the positive battery terminal a good thunk or two, power would be
restored. It amazes me that even though the battery clamp LOOKS like it's
making good contact, occasionally it doesn't.
Good luck.
Best wishes,
Jeff in San Diego
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----- Original Message -----
From: <SpitfireKP@aol.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2000 6:41 AM
Subject: Electrical problem
>
> Though I am guessing that this is a pecularity to my car, I am wondering
if anyone else has experienced a similar problem and can lend some advice.
For no apparent reason, I developed a loose wire somewhere in the car. As a
result, whenever the car accelerated sharply in any direction (pulling out
into traffic, tuning quickly, etc.) the engine would lose spark and the
engine would sputter or stop. 5 or 10 seconds later, it would come back. In
the meantime, turning the key did nothing. I have had similar symptoms
before, and it turned out that the clamps had fallen off the distributor cap
and it was bouncing around on top of thr distributor. However, everything
looks fine with the distributor this time. Since I can only recreate the
circumstances that cause the problem when I am driving, I have been blindly
tightening wires and pushing on things under the dash while in my driveway.
I have gotten whatever was loose tight enough that it only loses spark very
rarely, but the radio!
> !
> turns itself on and off sporadically. Large shocks like driving over
railroad tracks won't phase it, but when I downshift or hit a very small
bump, it will turn off or on. It also gets worse when the car is hot. It is
pretty darn annoying, to say the least, and I am pulling my hair out because
I have no idea where to look to solve this. Any advice as to where I should
look for this loose wire?
>
> ~Kris Powell
> 1974 Spit 1500
>
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