I'm pretty sure your car has side terminal battery cable connections. In our shop we have found many starting problems to be caused by loose dirty and corroded side terminal battery connections. It is easy to remove them and check for corrosion. Clean them good. A cleaning with some baking soda and water mixture will neutralize the acid deposits and a wire brush or sandpaper will clean the connections. If the battery nuts that hold the cables to the battery are corroded or pitted get new ones from a parts house. I like to replace them even if they have even a little corrosion on them. The threads on them tend to get eaten away by the battery acid and they can be prone to stripping when being reinstalled to the battery. Tighten the battery bolts firmly so that the cables will not rotate from side to side. Dirty connections are probably the most overlooked item when there is a starting problem and people will be changing starters and other parts and all it is winds up to be a simple thing like battery connections. This operation is not expensive to your pocket and is a very good starting point.
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Good battery and alternator but my car still loses power and won't start.
Car was dead when I tried to start it. Thought it was the starter but was able to jump start easily. I have been driving before and everything on the car would flash off like it lost all electrical power and then flash back on. Once it died but other times kept running. Is there a wire or some connection that could be lose? 1997 Saturn SC2 with 135,000 miles. Runs good and everything except electrical short. Help please!
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