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Old 02-19-2020, 09:09 AM
Jarhed1964 Jarhed1964 is offline
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Originally Posted by ard View Post
To clarify...your comment that you lose battery power and stuff gets reset is a symptom that doesn’t align with the relay.

When the ground strap starts degrading, it gets corroded- this corrosion can be an insulator. When the wires in the weave begin to fail, they will create a mesh that may- or may not- conduct welll. Especially when just sitting. When you hit out with current, you can get arcing and a good flow... when running the vibrations keep things connected. But when it sits it can open, or ‘get insolated’. Eventually it will open.

Just my thinking....
Makes sense.

Well, Indy called and said my starter was dead. He's going to toss another in there. Said it was weird since he has never seen an E70 kill off a starter.

Also, he said that the tow guy pulled the car in with the rear wheels up but the front rolling. Said it could likely destroy the front diff. I will find and disembowel the tow truck driver if it is destroyed.

I'll start a GoFundMe for bail.
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