Maybe you have a cat that sleeps under the hood, and is disconnecting the
battery to use for its portable heater?
No, well then I'd inspect the fusible links - if the clock is resetting, the
whole shebang is going dead, so it is probably the main fusible link (I
think that is the red one) that is intermittent. Funny that it doesn't let
go when you are driving, though. Try wiggling that whole battery cable end
of the harness with the lights (or some other item you will notice
immediately) if it momentarily quits. The underhood light would be a good
indicator too, if it works on your car.
Dick Benjamin
----- Original Message -----
From: Leo Heligas <llhelig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Imperial Club <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 8:22 AM
Subject: IML: 83 electrical problem
List,
Lately, my 83 has been quietly disconnecting the battery from the rest of
the car. When I get in the interior lights all come on and then everything
goes out and the amp guage light glows very dim and eventually goes out.
After waiting 10 to 30 seconds everyting comes back on and away I go!.
Apparently it has been happening during the night as several times the last
month I noticed the clock has started over again at 12:00 am. I have checked
the battery cable connections and they are very tight. Any ideas?
Leo H.
'83 EFI with a poltergist
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