Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: H Starter and Alternator

Posted by RKS on May 09, 1999 at 17:45:21:

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: H Starter and Alternator posted by RKS on May 09, 1999 at 17:19:35:

about those cables, why don't you just break down and get all three? I can't imagine that the other two are in much better shape. You are lucky you haven't had a fire. You can look at that starter drive while you're at it. Tell you a story: several weeks ago, I was pulling up old shrubs at the corner of my house with a chain and my Ford 600. I had been putting off getting a stretch band to hold the "slimmer profile" new battery in the tray, but just kept putting it off. Well, a mere 10 ft from my house, and with a full tank of gas, the battery shifted and the pos terminal contacted the proofmeter cable, the old original metal accordion type. Well, it has a bracing mount holding it in place, guess where? The mount is secured by the same bolt that grounds the neg battery terminal to the chassis. So, I had a brand new "440 full cold cranking amp cigarette lighter." Fortunately, the chain slipped off the bush, and as I was getting off the tractor I noticed it. Frantic - I quickly pushed the battery out of contact with the proofmeter cable and blew on it as hard as possible til the thing finally cooled down enough for my heart to start pumping again. If the chain had not slipped, I was pulling the bush back about 30 yards, so a disaster was waiting for me. I was lucky, so lucky. Just destroyed the proofmeter cable, and a new plastic coated cable was about $13. Cheers, RKS

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