What I started to wonder, after a bit, was whether or not the wiggling was
doing anything or whether it was just that a certain amount of time had passed.
I actually pulled off the wire that I was wiggling, while the car was running,
and the car just kept running.
Trial and error time, I guess. Since it seems associated with headlights, I
guess I'll start there.
Someone told me that they had a pretty much the same behaviour ( not related to
headlights ) and it turned out to be a short in the alternator.
Thanks!
> From: ajhsys@comcast.net
> Robert, you keep saying it. Wiggling wires and everything works means you
>have a bad connection or a bad ground. I had problems with the Lucas fuse box
>in my '77 Midget. Everything went dead, bump the fuse box and everything came
>back on. I replaced it with a Littelfuse spade type fuse box with 5 fuses
>(for one extra circuit that I used for the headlights). A coupla bucks at Pep
>Boys.
>
> My old fuse box had corrosion on the fuse contacts. Make sure there is no
>corrosion on the fuse wires or connectors. It you see ANY green on the
>connectors, replace them. Follow the wires to the next connectors and clean
>them. You can use TV tuner cleaner (Radio Shack) and a small wire brush, or
>just replace the connectors, making sure to cut the wire back to clean, shiney
>wire. If you reuse the old connector, squeeze it a bit with needlenose pliers
>so it is tight.
>
> You can use a little Vaseline on the connectors to prevent further corrosion
>from forming.
>
> Grounds must be connected to non-rusty points. Remove the ground screws,
>wire brush til shiney, put them back in, coat with Vaseline. It takes a
>while, but eventually everything will work reliably.
>
> Allen Hefner
> Norristown, PA
>
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>
> Wiggling wires on the fuse box seemed to fix things. What with what's
> > going on with my house, I forgot about it until this spring when it did it
> > again. I ordered and installed a new fusebox. All was well until last
>night.
> >
> > Last night, as I was driving home and it was getting dusky, I decided to
>turn on
> > the headlights. Fine . . . until I came to a stop sign. When I released the
> > clutch to go, everything went dead. Wiggled the wires and the radio came
>on.
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