RE: Starting Problem

[tr6taylor@webtv.net (Sally or Dick Taylor)]

Stuart---Car electrics aren't my favorite subject, but I think your idea
of a bad negative ground cable is correct. It would explain the
headights working, and why the engine started when 'jumping' from
another vehicle, using its ground. You could measure the voltage going
from the positive terminal to where the negative strap connects to the
car body. The original braided cables do break down.

Dick