Hello fellow radio guys. I have a similar problem on my 1984 Eldorado. I installed and aftermarket Kenwood with a 900 watt amplifier and sub woofers. Everything worked fine for about 8 years then recently it started cutting out. Total loss of power so it would power down then a minute later come back on. I checked all the connectors to make sure there were no bad connections, with no results. So I got under the dash to inspect the fuse box. Lo and behold the 10 amp fuse was blown. One of those fuses that lights up when it blows. High tech. Anyway, I was elated and knew this was the problem. I replaced the fuse and tried it out. Same thing happens. What I don't understand is how the whole system worked with a blown fuse. For me a blown fuse means no power. But with the first fuse it worked intermittently. I guess I'll try the cable trick to see what happens but from an electrical point of view I'm still baffled how it was working. With the new fuse installed everything dies when I remove it. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Big Bird