Date:         Tue, 1 Apr 2014 18:24:43 -0400
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: STRANDED
Comments: To: TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com>
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It sounds like a ground problem.  Check the battery connections to be sure
they are good, then check the ground connections behind the fuse panel.

Sorry to hear about your problems.  Hope things start looking up for you
folks.

Sincerely,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com



On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:51 PM, TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
>   As if losing most of what we own from a house fire last Tuesday wasn't
> enough, now my transportation has come to a dead stop. 87 automatic, had
> some starting issues which (now) I see Kay have been some loose connections
> at the starter AND a broken wire (which was probably just a few strands of
> copper most of the past 2 weeks. Anyhow, I was idling, shifted to R AMD the
> engine went dead stop.  No power to 4-ways or anything else. Lights on dash
> DO come on but so does the green turn indicator light and it's on steady if
> the key is turned. Very weird.  Relay 21 on the panel cycles about every 10
> seconds with the ignition off and not at all with the key turned.  Any
> hidden fuses or fusible links I might be overlooking?  All other fuses look
> good but I'll check again.  Never been stuck this bad and no clues.
>



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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com