Pismo Power cuts away when display adjusted

Hi all, I dig these forums, and am here because I'm stuck. I have a PB Pismo, and it works great...except when I physically move the display, open or closing it, or moving it forward or back...then the power goes dead. Very annoying. I can't figure this out...why would the computer lose its power simply when moving the display? I'm pretty good at tinkering but this baffles me. Please help. David
G3 Pismo Mac OS X (10.3.9)

I forgot to add...there is a crack behind the display on the right handside. I've checked the connections from the display into the computer itself, and all the connections are solid. If I just touch the display, and move it two inches forward or two inches back, the power goes out. Other than that the PB works fine. So could this mean that it's the monitor itself? Any suggestions?

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