For years I had an odd electrical problem with my 69 1600 that sounds
similar to this one. The car would just shut off, engine, started, all
accessories, lights - except the 'B' switch would still light up. It could
happen at any time but was infrequent. Once it happend while driving down a
dark country lane. My buddy thought I was screwing with him. To fix it I
would jiggle the mass of connections that are right under the brake master
cylinder - one of them had a loose wire that would cause this. At one point
I finally figured out which connector it was and redid it and didn't have
the problem after that. I don't remember which connector it was - I think it
had three wires going to it (maybe four), somewhere to start checking maybe?
Best regards,
Mitch Planck
'69 1600
'70 1600
'04 Prius (what a difference in technology!)
Chelsea, MI
>
> I hate to say it but I don't think that it's a ground problem. I have
> several additional ground straps and very very occassionaly I
> get the same
> exact problem. All my ground connections are clean and there
> are too many
> grounds for it to cause the problem.
>
> I also have very clean positive connections so it's not that either.
>
> The last time was last summer at a car show.
>
> I still can't figure it out and neither did all the mechanics
> looking at my
> car. When it finally came to life we all shrugged our shoulders and
> scratched our heads.
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