[Spridgets] Dies

[Robert Duquette]

It is a relatively new fuse block ( I know that doesn't mean much ), and it
was my first suspect.  I thought I had a spare, but :(, can't find it.


On 2013-07-28, at 8:27 PM, Dave Yealy <lbc at littlebitcountry.com> wrote:

> If it starts and runs for a short period of time and dies, the battery
connections should be OK or it wouldn't start at all. What it sounds like is
the fuse with the white wire coming off, check and make sure it is a good
connection between the fuse and the bent holders. Headlights are suppose to be
off the other fuse. I've had this problem already and it had me puzzled for a
while, replaced the fuse block to fix it.
>
> Dave
>
> At 06:46 PM 7/28/2013, you wrote:
>> Miss Marple is mad at me.  I replaced her fuel pump earlier this year and
then
>> ignored her.  I fired her up today and she ran rough for a bit.  Then she
>> loosened up and ran okay ... and then died.  No electrical.  I poked
around
>> for a while and found no conclusions jumping out at me.  Then the radio
came
>> on.  She started again and died 30 seconds later. Repeat.  Repeat.  Then,
my
>> wife came out and asked me what was going on.  I explained about the ghost
in
>> the machine.  Then I heard the radio hissing.  Miss Marple started and I
said,
>> "wait 30 seconds".  Of course; then she kept running.  But, my time was
up.
>> Errands needed to be run.
>>
>> Any suggestions?  I'm going to see if I have a spare fusebox.  I kinda need
to
>> have her available tomorrow.  My Subaru will be going in to the shop.  I'm
a
>> fair weather cycler and it's supposed to rain.
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