Re: Battery Cables

From: Lenny (tendtherabbits@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Sep 13 2000 - 20:10:53 EDT


Jam a couple of cotter pins between the terminal end and the post of the
batt, will work just fine :) I've done it in several of the prior vehicles
that i've owned.
~Josh
00 CC V6

>From: "Chris Oertell" <coertell@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: DML: Battery Cables
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 15:32:24 -0700
>
>I have a question regarding battery cables. For the last 2 years or so I
>have had a Mopar battery on my truck. Eventually the posts got so corroded
>that even with thorough cleaning it would return after a few days. I ended
>up buying a new battery but it turns out that the corrosion has eaten too
>much of the negative cable away where it contacts the post. So now every
>now and then when I go out to my truck it won't start unless i find the
>"sweet" spot on the negative post. I have asked around at all the parts
>stores and no one carries a set of aftermarket battery cables. Is there
>something I can add to the wires to "jury-rig" it where it contacts the
>post
>or should I just spring for some new cables from Mopar? I would assume
>they
>will be expensive because they are OEM. Any thoughts?
>
>Chris Oertell
>Arcadia, Ca
>coertell@earthlink.net
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