[lmhoward]

Well, 2 days have passed and it seems the new battery was the answer. They sold me an autolite battery. Hope its worthy.

When I was trying to start the 300c connected to my beater, I was greeted with what sounded like tap dancing from behind the instrument cluster. A symphony of racket. There must be a 300 switches back there.

I have a 99 Intrepid too (beater) and I know what you mean by hard to get at. And any time the car is worked on they disconnect the battery. Be sure to check it afterwards. They broke my clamps and I never knew until I needed to change my battery and found the reason. A small job turned into a trip to the parts store.