'87 4kcsq - trouble starting.

[James at ringsperformance.com]

> When I tried to start my car today, it didn't...
> turn the key to on, everything seems normal, turn it to start, and
> everything shuts off.
> I can hear the solenoid kick over.
>
> Wait a bit, and all the electrics come back on.  Try to start it,
> everything shuts off.
>
> Repeat.
>
> Disconnected the battery, let it sit a while, reconnected it, and it
> started fine.  This has happened a couple times now.  The first few I
> counted as anomalies, but today it made me late.  That counts as a
problem.
>
> Any ideas what the problem might be?

You need to clean the terminals where the cables attach to the battery.

cu, James Marriott
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