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I've been wanting to replace the starter-battery cable on my van for a while. Probably about twice a year on damp days it's kind of a jerk about starting after you drive it for a little. Weird, I don't know. Whatever. You can solve it by disconnecting the terminals and cleaning them off with a wire brush, which just takes a minute, but is annoying and makes you look like kind of an idiot if you're in the parking lot of the coffee spot in front of a bunch of other cops and contractors.
"No thanks, I'm fine. No, it's not the cap and rotor."
So finally today I got time to replace it. Warm day, sunny, nothing but shop work on the horizon this week and next. Let's party.
Took the cable off, which involved my neck straining and hand grime.
Turns out, the 96" side post 2 gauge cable is like a damn unicorn!
Dealship discontinued it and nobody else carries anything larger than 78". I could get it made at one of the big box auto places but it'd be in 4 gauge, which is smaller than the OEM's.
Amazon to the rescue, but it's not getting here until Friday. Well dang.
Hoping I've got everything I need for this project on site, of that whatever I don't have can fit in an Impala.
There's probably a lesson to be learned here. Not sure what it is, but there probably is one.
"No thanks, I'm fine. No, it's not the cap and rotor."
So finally today I got time to replace it. Warm day, sunny, nothing but shop work on the horizon this week and next. Let's party.
Took the cable off, which involved my neck straining and hand grime.
Turns out, the 96" side post 2 gauge cable is like a damn unicorn!
Dealship discontinued it and nobody else carries anything larger than 78". I could get it made at one of the big box auto places but it'd be in 4 gauge, which is smaller than the OEM's.
Amazon to the rescue, but it's not getting here until Friday. Well dang.
Hoping I've got everything I need for this project on site, of that whatever I don't have can fit in an Impala.
There's probably a lesson to be learned here. Not sure what it is, but there probably is one.