Drove it home 4 hours the other day - no problem.
Drove to the hardware store 5 minutes away and when I came out, it wouldn't start (click when key turned, then no power to anything). Cleaned off POS terminal which was crusty with white stuff and it started fine.
Today, turned the key and click, then no power to anything. Cleaned terminal and replaced lead and started fine. What would cause intermittent starting problems and solved by removing lead from POS terminal? It is either the lead/terminal or I'm perhaps wiggling a wire somewhere else?
Another issue - when starting cold, the choke works fine, but the car has no power when going up a big hill about a 1/4 mile from my home.
Thanks
BB
PS it is a '66 convertible with 289 2V, auto.
Drove to the hardware store 5 minutes away and when I came out, it wouldn't start (click when key turned, then no power to anything). Cleaned off POS terminal which was crusty with white stuff and it started fine.
Today, turned the key and click, then no power to anything. Cleaned terminal and replaced lead and started fine. What would cause intermittent starting problems and solved by removing lead from POS terminal? It is either the lead/terminal or I'm perhaps wiggling a wire somewhere else?
Another issue - when starting cold, the choke works fine, but the car has no power when going up a big hill about a 1/4 mile from my home.
Thanks
BB
PS it is a '66 convertible with 289 2V, auto.