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Wierd wierd problem, look out =P
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Selfservice0
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Feb 16, 2009, 9:37 PM
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Wierd wierd problem, look out =P
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1992
Olds 88' Royale
120,000
Ok please help this has me in shambles. My car has done this several times (over several months, once it dos it it will continue to mess up for a while (week or 2) then work normal for a few months..)) Okay let me began
(btw the security light is on when ever I turn the key on and I cant seem to get it to turn off, tried disconnecting the battery for 10 minutes and it still comes on)
The problem begins with the car not starting (you can hear the starter celoniod ding but no crank) I will arc the starter, it always cranks, but most of the time it starts, sometimes it will start but die right away. Well any way it will start I will drive and during driving it will turn off and on, by that I mean everything, from the engine to the radio to the dash, it usually turns right back on and starts driving again (dash lights all turn back on and stuff), sometimes it dies and I have to put it in neutral to start it (or re-arc the starter sometimes). But thats not half of it, sometimes when driving and it dies and everything goes off, brake lights dome light and everything (This time when this happened I heard a weird beep noise right before it did it), but the battery has a full charge (even odder is that if you jump it with another car, sometimes, the lights will work, and sometimes the car will start). This usually ends in my car sitting several days, I will return to it and it usually starts right up, or I have to arc the starter. After this sometimes it will be normal for a few months and sometimes it will repeat the process several more times.
I am starting the think it is the cars out of date glitching security ?? PLS help!!! Dang cars stress me out =(
(This post was edited by Selfservice0 on Feb 16, 2009, 9:38 PM)
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Tom Greenleaf
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Feb 17, 2009, 6:17 AM
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Re: Wierd wierd problem, look out =P
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You said it's capable of "everything" electrical going out on you.
Check very carefully the condition of the two battery cables, the condition of connector ends and how clean they are. There are also numerous ground straps throughout the car making full loop for power from engine block to body metal which should be grounded and takes assertive cable straps to do that. Add them if you don't find broken or corroded ones - even just use jumper clips to and from known gounds to items that mount on grounded metal that aren't working.
Cables can fail inside the insulation too so feel for weak spots or check or continuity or voltage drops may find a broken one inside,
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