a good mechanic

My 1993 Cougar digital radio dial/clock has worked intermittently for a couple of years. Now it seems to be working steadily. Unfortunately, my dash lights started working intermittently a couple of weeks ago. That was not such a big deal. Turns out the taillights are also not working when the dash lights fail. At least that was the my conclusion from the correlation of the two phenomenon occurring simultaneously tonight.

Intermittent auto electric problems can be difficult to diagnose correctly. I hope it is simply a loose fuse. I will take it to my mechanic tomorrow. If they can't fix the problem in an hour or two, I will take it to an electrical specialist.

My car has had an electric gremlin for the last 15 months. The source of the problem was not obvious when my mechanic looked at it back then. The original problem was my battery would go dead if the car sat for a couple of days. Then it was the LED radio dial. Now it is a problem that truly needs to be fixed so I am not driving around without working taillights on my car at night.

I am grateful to have a good mechanic that I trust to be good to my car and my wallet conveniently located a short drive across town.