Backed my car out of driveway (Nissan Maxima, earlier model) while on main road, loss complete power for about 5 secs. electrical (lights, ignition etc.) then just as quickly lights and heater went on. Perculiar smell, almost an electrical arching smell in vehicle. Checked main battery cables, secure and tight, clean. Serpent. belt secure, but odor seems to be in that area. What do you think?

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Mrs Frisky Wrote:
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> Fuck you


Yes please! Now you've got the right idea.

 

It's becoming that little thing that really irks me...

advice... advice, advice, advice, advice, advice....

Signatures are for fags

Flynn Wrote:
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> Backed my car out of driveway (Nissan Maxima,
> earlier model) while on main road, loss complete
> power for about 5 secs. electrical (lights,
> ignition etc.) then just as quickly lights and
> heater went on. Perculiar smell, almost an
> electrical arching smell in vehicle. Checked main
> battery cables, secure and tight, clean. Serpent.
> belt secure, but odor seems to be in that area.
> What do you think?


If your driveway isn't level with the roadway, my suggestion would be a worn cable/wire that momentarily touched the cars ground while the vehicle was twisted. It could have moved away from ground once you were in the road or it could have simply burned in two.

If the driveway is level....fucked if I know. Sell it quick.

THE GODDAM WORD IS "ADVICE"!!

Thank you...

Vexxxed Wrote:
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> Flynn Wrote:
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> > Backed my car out of driveway (Nissan Maxima,
> > earlier model) while on main road, loss
> complete
> > power for about 5 secs. electrical (lights,
> > ignition etc.) then just as quickly lights and
> > heater went on. Perculiar smell, almost an
> > electrical arching smell in vehicle. Checked
> main
> > battery cables, secure and tight, clean.
> Serpent.
> > belt secure, but odor seems to be in that area.
>
> > What do you think?
>
>
> If your driveway isn't level with the roadway, my
> suggestion would be a worn cable/wire that
> momentarily touched the cars ground while the
> vehicle was twisted. It could have moved away
> from ground once you were in the road or it could
> have simply burned in two.
>
> If the driveway is level....fucked if I know.
> Sell it quick.


The vehicle was in a twisted position coming off a turn, I think your correct, I remember an unlevelness before this happened and regained power pulling over a curb to get it off the road elevating the passenger side. Thanks, I'll go with your suggestion. Thanks again.

Could be a dozen different reasons

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> Could be a dozen different reasons




Good advice from an ASE tech.

Blessed are the murderous.

Well, eesh. You portray an omnipotent being, why not just tell us exactly what happened?

JBass Wrote:
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> Well, eesh. You portray an omnipotent being, why
> not just tell us exactly what happened?





I'm not the grease monkey that pretends to drive a Jaguar and fist bump his bros in Clarendon, that's you.

eesh Wrote:
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> > Well, eesh. You portray an omnipotent being,
> why
> > not just tell us exactly what happened?
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> I'm not the grease monkey that pretends to drive a
> Jaguar and fist bump his bros in Clarendon, that's
> you.


OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You contradict yourself, Am I a grease monkey, aka mechanic or am I a Claredon doucebag? Or both?

Please contribute to the OP eesh. Whats your best guess?

JBass Wrote:
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> Please contribute to the OP eesh. Whats your best
> guess?


Gremlins??

JBass Wrote:
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> Please contribute to the OP eesh. Whats your best
> guess?




My guess would be the gerbil up your ass.

Blessed are the murderous.

eesh Wrote:
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> JBass Wrote:
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> > Please contribute to the OP eesh. Whats your
> best
> > guess?
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> My guess would be the gerbil up your ass.

A gerbil up my ass caused a late model Nissan to malfunction. Interesting.

Oh snap!

OHhhhhhhhhhh...

Who's gonna throw the first punch???

 

JBass Wrote:
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> Please contribute to the OP eesh. Whats your best
> guess?


Eesh's best guess is to take it directly to the dealership and $1,500 later - fixed!

I see eesh as a half assed do it yourself guy when his Mustang breaks down.

Eesh, what kinda gas mileage do you get on that V-6 of yours?

also, it is advice god dammit

friskydingo Wrote:
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> Oh snap!
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> OHhhhhhhhhhh...
>
> Who's gonna throw the first punch???


Shut up Frisky.

Can't you see those two are in love?

This is just foreplay.

Flynn Wrote:
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> Backed my car out of driveway (Nissan Maxima,
> earlier model) while on main road, loss complete
> power for about 5 secs. electrical (lights,
> ignition etc.) then just as quickly lights and
> heater went on. Perculiar smell, almost an
> electrical arching smell in vehicle. Checked main
> battery cables, secure and tight, clean. Serpent.
> belt secure, but odor seems to be in that area.
> What do you think?


ignition switch

maybe cam position sensor but if you check engine light isnt on then i would think its the alternator. cam sensor typically will cause engine light to come on unless its too intermitinent of a proble for the cars computer to turn the light on.