[jimmytroanoke]

Originally Posted by tubjub

1989 Grand Marquis, 5.0L ... everything seems fine

problem is, been driving around, come to stop, shut car off... do you thing, come back and try to re-start and got clicking, from starter not wanting to work correcty, kept trying, car started, drove it home and parked it. dicked with it yesterday and you get in the car, put the key in, turn to on, everything in the car comes on and works fine, you hit the key to start it, everything dies... completely. and doesn't come back on, haven't been able to get it to come back since. any ideas anybody ?

Clean your battery terminals. If that doesn't do it clean the other end of the cables. If that doesn't get it feel along them for hot spots after trying to start it. your cables are not getting a connection or are broken internally.