Just a little problem or ?

Joe Dirte said:

I had mine came just a little loose one day backing out of a parkin spot. Truck died. Wiggled cables a lil n everything came back on. Battery terminals could be wallered out if it's older. Seen some guys switch to a bolt n nut instead of the OEM bolt.

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Dariusz Salomon said:

I had this when the bolt on the battery clamp came lose-I couldn't start it for days and finally tightened it up and it fired right up. To my defense I pressure washed it when it happened so I searched in another direction altoghether(grounds,starter).

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someotherguy said:

That dual positive cable setup (in its original form) has a lead spacer in between the two terminal ends, over time it gets mushed and loose. Corrosion also sets up in between and you don't see it until it gets really bad, because the red rubbery plastic ends on the cables hides it.

Dariusz - yours obviously is using terminal converters to attach your side post cables to a top post battery. Still, with the original cables you can experience what I described.

What most do in a pinch is unhook the cables, cut the covering away from the end where the bolt goes through, clean the ends, ditch the spacer between them, and use a shorter bolt to re-attach to the battery. Be sure you use one that is just long enough but not too long, or you'll damage the battery.

Richard

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Joe Dirte said:

I had mine came just a little loose one day backing out of a parkin spot. Truck died. Wiggled cables a lil n everything came back on. Battery terminals could be wallered out if it's older. Seen some guys switch to a bolt n nut instead of the OEM bolt. Can run bolt in, run nut down to keep loops tightened up. thanks for it-truly useful tip

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Erik the Awful said:

If you don't mind your truck not being factory-stock, chop the ends off and go top post. My Suburban's terminals repeatedly came loose and caused starting issues. When I bought my Stepside the first thing I did was convert to top post. I haven't had an issue since.

As far as attitudes, we don't need to be crapping on each other. Not the new guy who's asking a legit question, not the guy who has trouble with punctuation and run-on sentences, and not even the guy who started the crapping. Tact and politeness matter, and exercising those skills will earn you more respect than any snide remark.

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DeCaff2007 said:

"The battery is a brand new ac delco brand and maybe I will pick up a new starter just to have on hand, already looking on Amazon and new ac delco professional series starter for $120 is cheap"

I'm glad you think that's cheap. Around here that's half a paycheck.

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