short spider

[Pottree@domain.elided]

In a message dated 9/3/2002 2:45:23 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:


> While on a weekend cruise in my 82 Spider, the electrics shut down and the 
> car stopped.  No gauges, no starter...nothing.   After sitting for the time 
> 
> it took me to open the bonnet and stare pathetically at the motor, the 
> electrics came on and the car started and ran for about 30 seconds before 
> shutting down again.  Battery connections were good, opening the fuse box 
> and wiggling things around a bit resulted in a resurrection of the 
> electrical power but it worries me.
> Any thoughts as to where the weak link in the electrics could be ? I'm 
> guessing a bad ground but before I tear into the fuse area, I'm asking for 
> ideas.

My first guess would be the ground in the driver's side tail light.  I also 
guess the stopping for a while and shaking things around at the fuse box are 
red herrings and the temporary resurrection was coincidental.

YMMV

Charlie
LA, CA, USA
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