Re: Another mystery elec problem with my SX/4

[farna@xxxxxxx]

In the fuse panel there is a main 30A circuit breaker in many cars. Looks like a small square metal "can", almost like a relay, about the same size as a turn signal flasher. Sounds like the breaker is tripping. Could be a bad breaker, or an intermittent short, or more likely a bad alternator feeding to much power. Check all grounds and power cables (batttery cables) and have the alternator checked. The circuit breaker should pull right out. You can try replacing it, but check everything first. There is usually something wrong to cause the breaker to go bad, though they do just get weak occasionally -- it's 20+ years old. 

On May 25, 2005 Marty Bricker wrote:

> Just when things seemed to be going well with my SX/4
> a weird/upsetting elec problem has cropped up (has
> happened 3 times in past 5 days).  I am driving along
> (once coming off the freeway, once at 60mph on the
> freeway and tonight idling down the alley to my
> driveway), and the car just looses most elec power
> (the clock in the guage package and the emerg
> blinkers, although they won't blink). This is a 5 spd
> and leaving the clutch in has no effect on restarting.
>  After a couple of minutes power comes back on and
> everything is normal again.  It was quiet in the alley
> tonight and as I tried to restart before the power
> 'magically' returned I heard a single click in the
> area of the dash guages (near the aftermarket tach I
> installed in place of the broken original).
> Suggestions?  Thanks.
> Marty
> 
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