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Engine battery ground cable - Hisham Amaral - 06-10-2008 08:01 Does anyone have a good source for an engine ground cable for a 1997 WLWB 43'. My cable broke at the clamp post. CCW parts group said that a new one will be available in 3-4 weeks, cann't wait that long. Thanks in advance for any input. Hisham Amaral 97 43' WB W. Bloomfield MI. Engine battery ground cable - mbulriss - 06-10-2008 08:09 Unless I am missing something, that sounds to me like a cable you remove and take with you to any good truck parts place and say "Match this for me please". Even a NAPA store ought to be able to handle that. Mike Bulriss 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" San Antonio, TX --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hisham Amaral" > > Does anyone have a good source for an engine ground cable for a 1997 > WLWB 43'. My cable broke at the clamp post. CCW parts group said that a > new one will be available in 3-4 weeks, cann't wait that long. > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > Hisham Amaral > 97 43' WB > W. Bloomfield MI. > Engine battery ground cable - Gregory OConnor - 06-10-2008 08:27 Hisham, I agree with Mike. If it is a battery cable??? You may want to find a shop that solders the ends if you are in a wet climate. Many Welding supply outlets and Battery/solar specialty shops make up battery cables. Our Napa does a poor job with the press on ends. When I use press on ends, I fill the space up with regular solder. Look for the reason it failed. if it is too taught, check the motormounts tranny mounts etc...... If it is a ground strap from frame to engine, you can use insulated cable. Best place would be a welder repair shop for no post cables . I never understood why many OEM's use bare braded cable for the ground????? GregoryO'Connor 94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@...> wrote: > > Unless I am missing something, that sounds to me like a cable you > remove and take with you to any good truck parts place and say "Match > this for me please". Even a NAPA store ought to be able to handle that. > > Mike Bulriss > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" > San Antonio, TX > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hisham Amaral" > > > > > Does anyone have a good source for an engine ground cable for a 1997 > > WLWB 43'. My cable broke at the clamp post. CCW parts group said that a > > new one will be available in 3-4 weeks, cann't wait that long. > > > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > > > Hisham Amaral > > 97 43' WB > > W. Bloomfield MI. > > > Engine battery ground cable - Hisham Amaral - 06-10-2008 10:47 Gregory, and Mike Thank you for the feed back, I visited our battery shoptheir idea is to selling parts that are in their inventory. they do not make up new cables. I would like to replace the cable with like kind and quality.I guess I will keep looking in the Detroit area for a shop that can make a quality cable. Thanks, HishamAmaral 97 WB43 W. Bloomfield MI Gregory OConnor
Engine battery ground cable - Pete Masterson - 06-10-2008 11:48 Because it's cheaper. Ground straps don't need to be insulated, since they (and every other bit of bare metal) is a ground. The positive cables must be insulated so that they don't 'short' against a ground. Ground cables on batteries are usually (but not always) insulated since they pass close to the positive wires from the battery, and that avoids a chance of an inadvertent short. Of course, if you use an insulated cable for a ground strap, it doesn't make any difference. Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 El Sobrante CA "aeonix1@mac.com" On Jun 10, 2008, at 1:27 PM, Gregory OConnor wrote:
Engine battery ground cable - Stephen Birtles - 06-11-2008 06:31 Go to quickcable.com Stephen 77fc35 see us at dupreeproducts.com --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Hisham Amaral wrote: > > Gregory, and Mike > > Thank you for the feed back, I visited our battery shop their idea is to selling parts that are in their inventory. they do not make up new cables. I would like to replace the cable with like kind and quality. I guess I will keep looking in the Detroit area for a shop that can make a quality cable. > > Thanks, > > Hisham Amaral > 97 WB43 > W. Bloomfield MI > > Gregory OConnor > Hisham, I agree with Mike. If it is a battery cable??? You may want > to find a shop that solders the ends if you are in a wet climate. > Many Welding supply outlets and Battery/solar specialty shops make > up battery cables. Our Napa does a poor job with the press on ends. > When I use press on ends, I fill the space up with regular solder. > > Look for the reason it failed. if it is too taught, check the > motormounts tranny mounts etc...... > > If it is a ground strap from frame to engine, you can use insulated > cable. Best place would be a welder repair shop for no post cables . > I never understood why many OEM's use bare braded cable for the > ground????? > > GregoryO'Connor > 94ptRomolandCa > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "mbulriss" <mbulriss@> > wrote: > > > > Unless I am missing something, that sounds to me like a cable you > > remove and take with you to any good truck parts place and > say "Match > > this for me please". Even a NAPA store ought to be able to handle > that. > > > > Mike Bulriss > > 1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan" > > San Antonio, TX > > > > > > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hisham Amaral" > > > > > > > > Does anyone have a good source for an engine ground cable for a > 1997 > > > WLWB 43'. My cable broke at the clamp post. CCW parts group said > that a > > > new one will be available in 3-4 weeks, cann't wait that long. > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > > > > > Hisham Amaral > > > 97 43' WB > > > W. Bloomfield MI. > > > > > > Engine battery ground cable - Hisham Amaral - 06-11-2008 09:06 Stephen Thank you for the information, I emailed the company a note to till me as to where I can buy their connectors. Hisham Stephen Birtles
Engine battery ground cable - Eric Perplies - 06-11-2008 18:35 When my engine battery cable failed I could not find a source that had the right supplies. I found that the "Batteries Plus" store in area had a triple Group 31 battery ground cable set for truck batteries. Basically it connected the ground terminals of three batteries together. The central battery terminal had a male post molded in. I attached one of the good terminals to the single male post mentioned above. (I cut the broken terminal off and taped the exposed lead up and cut the third terminal off altogether.) It was a easy solution and cost about $15. Good luck, Eric Perpies currently in Olympia, WA 96' 42' WBWL --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Hisham Amaral" > > Does anyone have a good source for an engine ground cable for a 1997 > WLWB 43'. My cable broke at the clamp post. CCW parts group said that a > new one will be available in 3-4 weeks, cann't wait that long. > > Thanks in advance for any input. > > Hisham Amaral > 97 43' WB > W. Bloomfield MI. > |