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Date:         Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:30:52 -0200
Reply-To:     Phil Menchions <pwmenchions@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Phil Menchions <pwmenchions@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Battery Compartment ground cable; Was: Dead (almost) in the garage
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Think I've found the source of my no start trouble. Removed the battery (with considerable difficulty) and found the bolt that fastens the lower end of the ground strap loose. The thing is it won't tighten or back out. There's a regular washer and a lock washer that isn't locking anything right now.
Can someone tell me what's on the other side of the battery compartment. I don't seem to be dealing with a screw in bolt. Is there a nut on the other side that I have to get hold of somehow?
I could jury rig by jamming something metallic down there but I'd like a proper fix. I don't know if the arrangement that I am seeing is the original setup from the factory or something that a long ago mechanic rigged up himself.
Thanks for all the help so far.
Cheers,Phil Menchions'89 Westy
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