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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 07:37 PM
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we're in the rainey season in s fla....had a few days of heavy rain and wind.....took the war dept to the store, ran like crap...missing, barely idling...on the way back, radio went out, clock stopped, lost time, courtesy lights weren't working......yesterday, took it for a spin...ran a little rough then straightened out....today...radio is on, lights working, all seems well......too much rain?? this isn'nt covered in the fsm.....
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 07:41 PM
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Loose connection somewhere I'd bet.
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 08:17 PM
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Bad ground, bad battery connections or bad battery!
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Old Aug 21, 2013 | 09:19 PM
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I'd almost bet it's a loose/corroded battery cable or loose ground somewhere.
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i'll be checking tomorrow....did so much battery drain checking, I bought a new nut to connect the cable to the battery....pretty sure it's tight but you guys usually know
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How old is the battery? Most auto parts stores will check it for free!

Did you clean the battery cables when you put in the new nut? There may be some corrosion on the underside of the cable and battery terminal!
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had the battery checked few weeks ago...it's ok....i'll be checking the grounds tonight.....it's running good again...computer sorted it all out eventually....just don't know what made everything reboot....never did it before....i figured it was all the rain....
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