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Subject:Re: DIESEL intermittently dead
From:EMZ
Date:Tue, 6 Jan 2004 19:32:03 -0500

Check the battery terminals for corrosion. Check the ground
strap, samething.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          86-SS Syncro
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
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On Tue, 6 Jan 2004, Jim Felder wrote:

> Twice recently, I've gone to start my diesel westy (once from cold,
> once a restart) only to have the electrics die completely... no clock,
> no nothing... for about five minutes, then it starts right up.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>