Chevrolet Cavalier Maintenance and Repair

Thanks. My mechanic did that. I think it is a heat problem. Once the car cooled off( after the tow) it started and ran just fine and has been. I have never taken it for more than 15 mikes as I cannot trust it. Is there something that when it heats up cause a complete disconnect?

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Mr_Shiftright (Oct 16, 2012 1:29 pm)
- mross08226 (Oct 24, 2012 7:53 am)

#60 of 62 Re: Help with a '87 cav [mross08226] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Oct 16, 2012 (1:29 pm)

Replying to: mross08226 (Oct 16, 2012 10:00 am)

when you say "no lights" you also mean no headlights or tail lights? Or just no dash lights?

The only thing I can think of that makes a car go completely dead would be the ignition switch...but even then, you should still have parking lights at least.

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mross08226 (Oct 24, 2012 7:53 am)

#61 of 62 Re: Help with a '87 cav [Mr_Shiftright] by mross08226

Oct 24, 2012 (7:53 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 16, 2012 1:29 pm)

The "no lights" refers to dashboard lights. It happened during the day so I really do not know about headlights or taillights, did not think to check them. I'm on my own on this one as my mechanic is reluctant to spend much time on the car. Aside from the dieing for no appernt reason it runs fine and gets good mpg, is not burning oil so I hate to just junk it. The problem really appears like something just disconnects. I had a similiar problem a few years ago when a wire broke. That was easy to find as it stayed dead. This is one of those annoying intermittent problems. Thanks for the help.

#62 of 62 RENEGADE by renegade65

Jan 01, 2013 (11:00 pm)

CKP

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