ELECTRONIC GREMLINS AT WORK!

[infinitinut2]

Greetings to all those smarter than me!

The below was posted on the main Q45 forum, and I would appreciate some of you folks weighing in, before I opt to do that dastardly deed and take her to the dealer! Although, reflecting back, in all the years of ownership, REPAIRS on this vehicle have been less than $100!

Thanks in advance!

OK, Heath, this is mostly in response to your thoughts. Finally got a bit of sun down here on the coast so I backed the Q out of the garage where I could see better, noticing right away that one of the faults was no power steering assist!Checked all fuses and could find no faults there. Then, per your instructions, started making a list of what worked/did not work. The operational/"worked" list is the shortest, so here goes: flashers, head lamps, interior lights, dash lights Iexcept warning panel in lower right of pod and trip mileage in lower left of pod), door open bell, fuel gauge, clock, visior vanity lights, forward map lights, and glove box light.

Now, this is where it gets strange! After making the list, I blipped the throttle before putting it back in the garage. Amazingly, everything began working! Everything (that is, except the radio, and I think I may have moved the fuse on that issue!). I attributed this astonishing fix to the fact that the car had been sitting for over 4 months, and the car Gods are still alive and well!

Well, I decided to take it for a spin, staying on some back roads near here and, as Alan Greenspan would say, drove with "irrational exuberance"! Stayed in lower gears most of the time, with revs up. Got into a bit of a tussle with a new Camry and, as I was gearing down to 2nd, the engine raced a couple of times and...it seemed ....as if the ABS kicked in!!!???

Anyway, she settled down and I came back home to put her in the garage and, turned it off to see what would happen and, lo and behold, all the electronics again died except those mentioned above! Started her a couple of times and revved engine and, at about 2500/3000 rpm, I would hear click in the dash and all the AWOL electronics would begin working again! And, would continue working until ignition was switched off and, then DOA once again!

So, Heath (and any other old Q gurus here!), please weigh in if you have any thoughts!

Thanks in advance!

JohnCarolina Low Country

BTW, for grins in that I had a guy recently lust over the M30 convertible, I thought I would let him buy my Infiniti collection and I would regain my sanity! Anyway, checked with KBB and, for a 92 Q in excellent condition showing 137K miles, the "private party" value is....sit down, please....$985!!!!! KBB "retail" is $2,460! Or, in the words of a now exited SECDEF, "for goodness sake"!

[Q451990]

Let's keep all of this in the other thread if possible. I don't think anyone is reading here that won't read it in the Q45 forum as well.

Heath

[infinitinut2]

Understand.

Crappy weather has set in again, down here and, I really am not that pressed to do this in the rain and, garage will not let me have the access I want! Can you believe total REPAIR COSTS, though! One charge was at dealer here when he adjusted an idle whatever when replacing Bose rear amps, and, the other, by local mechanic when he replaced an oil pressure sending unit! Such is why I will not get to bent if I must take it to Tommy Baker's auto emporium!