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08-11-2007, 09:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TORRANCE ,CA.
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best way to run battery wires?
yesterday, going down my street, all the sudden everything shut off, and my truck stopped... i start to see smoke.. then i notice the battery wire is welded to the header.. and they got so hot...the arced in a few more places...
so im headed to kragans to get some new battery wires...was wondering if anybody had some ideas or pictures of the best way to run the pos/neg, wires... more importantly, how to run the positive wire to the starter without letting the header burn the insulation off the wire and arc it....
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08-11-2007, 10:28 AM
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The Crazy Machanic
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Nokesville Va
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Re: best way to run battery wires?
take straght off the battery to the frame bolt it to the frame then run it under the block it has never hit my headers yet.
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08-12-2007, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Re: best way to run battery wires?
The factory uses clamps to attach the positive cable to the oil pan attaching bolts. It's a pain to replace the cable, but it stays out of harms way.
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08-12-2007, 12:55 PM
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Parts and more parts
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere
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Re: best way to run battery wires?
I ran my battery cables off of the battery down to the frame and had a rubber clamp placed there. That was followed up by the ground cable going to a bolt on the front of th ebolck (by the fuel pump boss). The positive cable was routed along the pan to the starter and I use the metal clip that came with the original pan bolts to hold it away from the headers. This has been a successful thing for many years and three trucks.
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