Thanks for the tip. Now I'll check mine.......even though there's been no problems yet. Curt with '65 Crown 2 dr htp (81,000 miles) In Washington STATE. ;-) > From: David Whitney <david.whitney@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 20:55:45 -0700 > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: IML: Mystery short in a 65 Imp.. > > Hi, Eric -- > > Check the wiring through the firewall. Even if that's not the culprit, > you'll be glad you did. A weak spot on an otherwise gorgeous car. > > -- David > > > > ERICINLANDPARK@xxxxxxx > Sent by: To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > mailing-list-owner@imper cc: > ialclub.com Subject: IML: Mystery short in a 65 Imp.. > > > 03/03/2005 01:24 PM > Please respond to > mailing-list > > > > > > > Hi group! > My 65 Crown has started acting strange, and I want to see if anyone has > pointers or past experiences similar to mine. The car was running really > great, thought I would drive it to work for the fun of it, went to start it > and it turned over a few times, engine caught, went dead, then nothing at > all... turn the key, complete silence, nothing..... I had to hit the road, > so drove regular truck instead..... > Went home that evening, cleaned the posts on the battery, tightend > cables, checked battery for charge, stood on my head and checked the fuses, > etc. Everything looks fine, battery full charge.. Got into the car, hit > the brake and the dome lights came on.. key on to start, map light on, key > off map light off, door lights on... step on brake with key out map light > on full, door light dim... no accessories, nothing at all.... no headlights > no tail lights.. windows still worked.. > I should mention that the day before the problem, the car wouldn't > fire, starter and all fine... just didn't have time to play with it, went > home that evening, car started first try... it was raining all night before > that, so I thought that in the AM maybe moisture had collected > someplace.... > Thank-you all in advance for any suggestions! I have a great auto > elect. shop here in town, but it is always more fun to fix the problem > myself!! > *** One more thing*** The person I bought the car from casually > mentioned that sometimes when he was driving it would stall out and go > dead, he pointed out that by hitting the trunk release switch a few times > seemed to "reset" the car and "fix the short"???? I tried his fix with no > luck! > Great site, great cars, great people!! > > > > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- > This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please > reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be > shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the > Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm