Not starting again.

Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:57 pm

Jack the R wrote:

I monkeyed around with the stock terminal some more and got it to start again. I pulled the rubber boot off the contact and cleaned it up better. When i was putting the boot back on I got to thinking about how much it overlapped the contact - what if it was getting squeezed between the cable contact and the battery contact, instead of going around the battery contact? That would explain why I was having to make torque the bolt down so tight to get a connection. I took the boot back off and tried it that way - worked fine right off the bat without having to be overtightened (which it can't be any more since the hole is stripped).

Just a temporary solution while I get the rest of this stuff together . . .

I'll be headed to Lowes in a few days. I'll see what they've got there. I kinda like the idea of using the marine grade supplies too. Decisions, decisions!

Marine grade stuff is not better per se, but is usually better in damp environments and is a convenient way to get the battery terminals with binding post (which you don't really need at this point if you use the factory binding post approach)

Albertj

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Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:14 pm

I may be close enough to the lake to need marine grade parts. I've noticed things rust much faster here than they seem to anywhere else.

Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:44 pm

Jack the R wrote:

I may be close enough to the lake to need marine grade parts. I've noticed things rust much faster here than they seem to anywhere else.

Rat pee causes corrsion, seriously. I have saw many times where rats have pissed on telephone terminals and wirework and causes corrosion.

If you have a Tractor Supply Store in your area I am almost sure they would have the components you require as well as the crimper that you could borrow.
TSS is one of my favorite man stores. clap

Bert

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Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:16 pm

ibmoses wrote:

Jack the R wrote:

I may be close enough to the lake to need marine grade parts. I've noticed things rust much faster here than they seem to anywhere else.

Rat pee causes corrsion, seriously. I have saw many times where rats have pissed on telephone terminals and wirework and causes corrosion.

If you have a Tractor Supply Store in your area I am almost sure they would have the components you require as well as the crimper that you could borrow.
TSS is one of my favorite man stores. clap

Bert

I second that comment about TS. The TS store near me closed (there are still others not too too far away) but when I moved here it was a "Central Tractor" store. The clerks were pretty knowledgeable, and so were many of the customers. I learned much about home/yard maintenance just asking questions of the farmers shopping there - they'd see me puzzling over some purchase like electrical or plumbing fixtures and comment - I'd tell them what I was up to and they'd confirm or suggest how to get the job done 'once and done' style if possible. The foul weather gear they sold was not fancy or pricey but it was durable and fit well. It was there I learned it was easier to set fence posts in the rain (ground is softer; only quit if you hear thunder or see lightning) and how to do so without catching pneumonia (get a lineman's rain suit, which they sell). It was the place to o to get rain/snow boots for the kids growing up - they sold an inexpensive line of kids rubber rain/snow boots made in Canada that had replaceable liners. As one kid outgrew them, we'd clean them up and put 'em away then when the next was big enough buy new liners. Wha La, 'new boots.' And so on.

I agree with Bert, TS is one of my favorite stores too - if part of the character of being a man includes caring for people/property/stuff TS was/is one place that supports good character without a lot of BS.

They'll have those glue traps, too, if you did not get 'em yet. wink

Albertj

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Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:19 pm

JR, here's a link to their battery accessories;
http://www.tractorsupply.com/vehicle-maintenance/vehicle-batteries/vehicle-battery-chargers-accessories/vehicle-battery-cables/ OR

http://www.tractorsupply.com/vehicle-maintenance/vehicle-batteries/vehicle-battery-chargers-accessories/vehicle-battery-cables/battery-cable-41-in-x-1-ga-size-black-color-0474241

I wish there was one by me.
The closest one is a little over an hour drive.
I love those kind of stores, the kind of place you stop in to look around not knowing what if anything you need.
You always find something you gotta have.

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Subject: Re: Not starting again. Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:51 pm

I've been to the feed store, which might be similiar. I live in a farming community so I know there's a tractor supply store or similiar nearby.

I've never seen a rat, and I know the mice aren't peeing on everything I see rust. Like the front of the refrigerator. I still think it's the humidity coming off the lakes.

Anyway, there's a good chance I'm going to get distracted from this project. I'm trying to get all the finishing and painting stuff done that needs to be done before it gets too cold for it.

Subject: Re: Not starting again. Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:29 pm

Quick question, the battery can be charged through the terminal block under the hood, right? I think I'm going to start charging this thing once a week.

Subject: Re: Not starting again. Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:30 pm

Yep, that's the easy way to charge it!

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Subject: Re: Not starting again. Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:01 pm

Thanks.

Subject: Re: Not starting again. Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:44 am

Jack, if the car is just sitting, I highly recommend a Battery Tender or other battery maintainer type device. We have two, one Battery Tender and one similar, even better, made by CYKO I think. That one is a little more advanced and will try to zap the battery once in a while to stop the plates from building up... something... decalcify them maybe? (sorry I can't remember the exact terminology there...)

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