electrical problem

[brett at netacc.net (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

>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