quick question about battery cables.

[schmidlkofer]

ok so i went out to reset my computer because i am in a much higher elivation before and the explorer was not doing quite as well as it did before i moved. so went to reset the computer unhooked battery cables looked at my positive and there was a big crack in the connector....is this common? and i get the joy of replacing battery cables positive and negitive is there a better way to do it than ford has? and when i hooked my battery back up my dome light came on then i tryed to start it and it sounded like it was a dead battery. and the lights would not come on any idea on the best way to approach this. i guess cabels are easy enough and battery but is there anything else i should check?

 

[shamaal]

Some people replace the cables. I would go to Autozone and get a set of battery connectors. Cut the old connector off, cut back the insulation and attach the new ones.

Also if you don't have one, pick up a batter post cleaner. When you attach the new connectors to the battery they should not twist on the post.

 

[Tbars4]

your newer problem sounds like a bad ground cable...

save yourself some headache and spend the money for the cables....those cut and installs are a temporary fix and will induce corrosion in the cable themselves...

 

[Tbars4]

aw, don't go there...

schmidlkofer, you can go cheap or you can do it inexpensively and correct...save yourself some time from trying to figure out later, battery,alt, voltage regulator's and other misc. speratic problems...

 

[schmidlkofer]

well im got some thing so i can try to splice into the cabels if that does not work ill just get all new cables and call it good. they are like 23 bucks a piece....

 

[Tbars4]

black goblin just got a negative cable for 14 bucks with tax at kragen...aka shucks and i believe they are still in colorado...:scratch:

 

[schmidlkofer]

well ill see what i can to. i just need to make it run. i have some poeple interested in it and i told them ill make it run by tomorrow and they can pick it up a few days after if they want it so i can get the cables done correctly... i cant find a place with oem cables. i may have to make my own....any one know of write ups or should i just do what i can.

 

[Tbars4]

are you getting rid of your truck??? if so, then go get the connectors or a cable from a parts store...don't try just splicing in then you won't know if your fix is the problem or not....

btw, they are not getting my extra hubs are they???

 

[schmidlkofer]

are you getting rid of your truck??? if so, then go get the connectors or a cable from a parts store...don't try just splicing in then you won't know if your fix is the problem or not....

btw, they are not getting my extra hubs are they???

lol i never did get the warn hubs. sorry. is there any junk yards around you? if not i may be able to find one close to me to pull some for you.....and im pretty sure its the cables cause there is a rather large crack that i can see through almost....so ill try to splice and if not ill get the factory cables

 

[Tbars4]

lol, don't worry about me and hubs, i've got spares i can take off my other truck...

but please, call your local parts stores, kragen, autozone, etc... and see what the price is for a new cable...they do have them in stock, lol...

 

[schmidlkofer]

ill look for a kragen....none of the places here have them in stock i called around. they said it will be a 4 days or more for me to get them....

 

[ezeedee]

aw, don't go there...

schmidlkofer, you can go cheap or you can do it inexpensively and correct...save yourself some time from trying to figure out later, battery,alt, voltage regulator's and other misc. speratic problems...

i can vouch for that. i did the cheapo way and now im paying the price.

 

[ezeedee]

ill look for a kragen....none of the places here have them in stock i called around. they said it will be a 4 days or more for me to get them....

we didnt have them at autozone for mine. napa can make you some though, try there.

napa has stuff that autozone/kragen/pep boys doesnt have. theyre a real parts store.

 

[schmidlkofer]

we didnt have them at autozone for mine. napa can make you some though, try there.

napa has stuff that autozone/kragen/pep boys doesnt have. theyre a real parts store.

what did napa charge?

 

[ezeedee]

what did napa charge?

i dont know, i ordered them at autozone. employee discount.

 

[schmidlkofer]

oh i see. well ill try them. i really just need to get this thing gone. as bas as it sounds i just need to rig it to get it off my hands thats how desperate i am at the moment.

 

[Tbars4]

call this number, they are over in northglenn...303-450-5230...it's checkers proshop about 3 miles from you...if they don't have it at that store they can get it to you...

 

[schmidlkofer]

sweet ill call them now. doubt they are open if not ill try tomorrow.

 

[schmidlkofer]

call this number, they are over in northglenn...303-450-5230...it's checkers proshop about 3 miles from you...if they don't have it at that store they can get it to you...

bingo. they have the negitive and ill take a look at that...and see if it will maybe work as a positive and ill just label it so some idiot does not kill him self.

 

[Tbars4]

just check and see if that negative has a ground clip in the middle of it...and if the ends match...