Date:         Sat, 7 Aug 2010 13:38:33 -0600
Reply-To:     "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         "Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: A starting battery to starter cable replacement story
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Rocky J Squirrel
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
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mcneely4@cox.net wrote:
> ---- "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Did you get a chance to inspect the old wire? I'm curious to know
>> whether the problem that caused the slow cranking was visible. --
>
> Usually, the problem is not with the cable itself, but with the
> connections.

I understand. But Jonathan wrote, "Even after ... cleaning all
connections ...." the starter wasn't working well. But after replacing
the cable, things came out peachy. This suggest the old cable was at
fault and not the connections. Thus my question.


> The cable is multistrand (as "cable" implies), and subject to
> internal corrosion, however.  If the cable itself is the problem, it
> is almost always due to internal corrosion, which is externally
> evident as bluish or whitish salt deposits.  Untwisting a bit of
> cable reveals how bad it is....

So yeah . . . back to my question: Jonathan: did you find anything fishy
with the old wire?

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RJS