> From: "Scott Somers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I'm not sure if this was THE problem, but it was a problem. To you guys > that know a lot more about this than I do, do think this was it or should I > continue on with the autopsy. Her's what happened: > > While looking at the firewall plug for looseness ( it was tight), I > remembered from my question about the weak lights ( relays came in to fix > that this weekend ), it appears that the infamous horn relay is a major > intersection in a Chevelle's electrical life contentment. So, I was looking > around it for any loose or disconnected wires and, lo and behold, one of the > screws that held several wire to one of the relay lugs was very loose > allowing the wire lugs to wiggle - a lot. Now I am assuming that electrical > connections and wiggle are not coexisting terms and can lead in cases to > heat and bad connections. I tightened the screw up, several complete turns, > and the car ran just fine. > > Do ya think that this was the cause - not full voltage to all the operating > systems - or just an " oh,by the way" type thing and the culprit is still > there - hiding for me to be out on the road - happy and cruisin and then pop > and it coasts to a stop....again.
Scott,sounds like you found the problem. I'd suggest disconnecting the battery, and wire brushing the terminals and connection on relay so they're clean and reassemble. As you said, and maybe it wasn't pointed out clearly earlier, the horn relay serves as a junction block for the main power wires so it's a good place to check. Oddly enough in checking Chevy's diagram, they call it a "horn relay and junction block" ! It's always seemed that if anything was going to stop my first 64 it was going to be something electrical. Pete Geurds Douglassville, PA
