Originally Posted by
kccrossfyre
Thanks for all the contributions. I did find that it appeared the negative side of the battery connection was loose...barely, but maybe enough to cause the outage. Still intend to follow up and check in on my local european motors service garage and see if they might be a new [better?] source of service.
Twere it me, I'd remove the negative cable, clean the post clamp with one of those battery reamer or brushes, clean the battery post with same tool, then sand the eyelet end with emory paper, as well as the spot on the body where it connects.
Put it all back on nice and tight, kiss the wife and say goodnight.