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 BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
#918394
12/02/08 02:16 AM
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My sons 89' toyota 4X4 has battery cable issues
The "positive" side has 2 big thick cables coming off it. 1 goes down to the starter (i'm assuming) and the other is a short one that goes into a black "fuse-box" kinda thing.
They both need replaced...I popped the cover off the fuse-box thing, hoping you could just disconnect the cable inside. It wasn't even visible from the top (looking in)
Any ideas?...or anyone have a nice setup they'd like to share?
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Re: BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
[Re: wheelin]
#918395
12/02/08 02:43 AM
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The cable goes to the fuse box, into "AM1" which is a 80 amp fuseable link (FL). It will have a copper lug terminal with a screw holding it to the FL.
The FL has to be taken out from the fuse box in order to access the connections. It snaps in the fuse box. I'm pretty sure you just squeeze the sides of it and push down to remove it. Just eyeball it and you'll figure it out. You'll have to unbolt the fuse box from the inner fender. There should be 3, 12mm bolts holding it down. Once off, you can see the connections underneath.
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Re: BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
[Re: Adam F]
#918396
12/02/08 03:25 AM
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ok....that makes sense...the replacement cable must be a 12in one?...
ALSO...do they make a battery terminal that is capable of hooking 2 cables to it?...the way it is now, seems kind of sketchy.
my old chevy just has the one cable from starter
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Re: BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
[Re: wheelin]
#918397
12/02/08 03:32 AM
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Look for some marine battery cable clamps, they have a separate stud and wing nut for attaching extra cables: ![[Linked Image]](http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/G_16070G_SW_1.gif) On my '85 when I relocated the battery, I ran one wire from the rear mounted battery to the starter then from there up to the fuse box.
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Re: BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
[Re: 4Crawler]
#918398
12/02/08 04:21 PM
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Joined: Apr 2000
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I prefer the military style to the marine style. I got mine from Kodiak Industries, Inc. http://kodiakinc.com/index.htmlHowever, a Google search will net you other sources. ![[Linked Image]](http://pics.montypics.com/oops/2008-12-02/1228230551_clamps.gif)
David Fritzsche
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Re: BATTERY CABLE QUESTIONS
[Re: wheelin]
#918399
12/02/08 06:34 PM
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Just did both of those cables on my '90. Made a WORLD of difference! However, make SURE you update/updrade your grounds to the sidewall (by the black fuse box) and to the block at the same time. Will fix a lot of glitches you wouldn't even think were related! Good luck! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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