Kim, Sounds like the problem is resistance... I assume you cleaned all the studs and terminals before re-assembling (make those nice and shiny with a wire brush and/or some sandpaper). If not, that may be your problem right there. Use that battery terminal brush on the terminals and the inside of the clamps, too. If you did all that, then it's got to be the connections between the wires and the terminals. If you've got any that are removable (like those replacement battery terminal clamps), take them apart and do the brush-and-polish on those, if that doesn't do it, it may be time to cut off ends and crimp on new ones. Of course, it could just be a broken cable... but (as a recent starter thread mentioned) copper doesn't *go bad* over time, the problem is usually at the ends of the wires, where corrosion can build up (corrosion=resistance=low current=no start) or mechanical connections can weaken. TIm At 03:21 PM 3/17/2005 -0500, Kim Brennan wrote: >Cables. > > >On Mar 17, 2005, at 2:39 PM, Andy Morse wrote: > >> >>What now? |
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