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06-19-2010, 01:32 PM
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Won't start!
It has been a while since this has been discussed and I know that a lot of you are very knowledgeable, but for new people to the 67-72 world I will share what just happened recently.
I had been having problems over the last year or so with my truck not turning over, usually at the worse times. Normally I would twist the cables and it would start, then after I got it home I would clean both the cable ends and the battery posts and there would not be a problem again for a while. This time it happened when I got in it to come home and there was a rain storm going on. When it stopped raining I wiggled the cables and it fired right up. When I got home I was determined to figure out what was wrong. I cleaned the cable ends, battery posts and grounds, then I figured I might as well go one step further. I cut a small part of the insulation off of the positive cable by the battery end, yep you guessed it. The wire was very corroded inside the insulation. I replaced both battery cables and now there should not be a problem for a very long time. It turns over better than it has. Danny P.S. Sorry for the long post.
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06-19-2010, 02:53 PM
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Re: Won't start!
Smear a little grease or vaseline over the posts and end of the cables too. Stops corrosion.
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06-19-2010, 08:08 PM
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Re: Won't start!
yeah grease a lil bit on the connections make sure everythings tight good luck
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06-19-2010, 09:16 PM
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Re: Won't start!
Hahah As I was reading I was thinking man just replace those cables and end your grief! And then you did.... GOOD JOB! Glad it fixed your problem!
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06-19-2010, 09:21 PM
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Re: Won't start!
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06-19-2010, 09:49 PM
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Re: Won't start!
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