[97cavy]

My apologies if my search was weak.

I searched and found some items that sound the same, but I am just not sure the issue they are diagnosing is the same, and I dont want to Hijack someone else's thread so here I go:

97 Cavalier 2.2L Manual Trans

When driving down the road, sometimes I get intermittent problems (as of yesterday) after about 10 miles of driving. My ABS and E-Brake light come on first, then my day running lights go off, or flicker on and off. After this comes my theft system light (only comes when car is off, to hold clutch in to start usually). Today, on my way here to work (22Mi. drive), my Stereo (aftermarket of course) that has had no problems in 9 months of operation, decides to just shut off for 3 seconds when the cluster panel lights started coming on. The car runs fine. Here is an odd one. Usually, when I set the E-Brake, the Day Lights go off. Mine tried but came on, then off, and on, and off, and so forth.

If I let the car sit for a while off, it goes back to normal. HELP!

I wonder if either of the following could have made an impact on this:

1. I have had a short in my left rear bulb for about a year. If I replace it, the right one goes out. when we pulled off the bulb, it looks like the contacts get fried every time, shorting it out. We packed grease around it about 2 weeks ago, and fixed the issue (GO GO GADGET GHETTO mechanic)

2. I wanted to install a Sunpro Tach. After reading the instructions over and over (which caused me to register here in the first place), it says no adapter was necessary for my car. Just use the 2way vampire clips and connect the tach to wire # 10 on my PCM (only one #10 that is available, other isnt occupied) which leads to the throttle positioning sensor. Well, doing so didnt make the tachometer work, and testing on my 72 F250 it didnt work either, so, bad tach i presume) I left the clip on #10, as it does not come in contact with anything, and covers the slit the clip made on the wire.

ANY help will be greatly appreciated. I am at work, so if it takes me time to reply, my apologies.