i just joined bcuz my brother from a diff mother has this 86 318ci ram van that he does not want to part with but the coil has been replaced many times. i got a 97 neon that sometimes just loses electricity to the dash and the speedometer and gauges all stop while driving then eventually come back on. he says that mopar has electrical probs but that sounds too simplistic 4 me. if anyone has any useful info, i would certainly appreciate it. he's east coast and i'm central texas. blessings...junkdriver. by the way, i do not know what a "tag" or a "thread" is, if i can b educated.