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01-25-2005, 02:18 PM
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^ On my wife's Probe the factory ground rotted right off. I had to replace the charge lead too.
Same with my brother's Mustang GT.
Hardwrkr - re-read. I said: Aside from a perceived...
If you have a factory alternator there will be NO benefit from changing the block to frame wire and the battery charge lead UNLESS the factory wiring has failed.
Same with my brother's Mustang GT.
Hardwrkr - re-read. I said: Aside from a perceived...
If you have a factory alternator there will be NO benefit from changing the block to frame wire and the battery charge lead UNLESS the factory wiring has failed.
01-25-2005, 02:44 PM
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What I'm trying to get across to user's is that right out of the box the charging system may work to its full potential but after a couple months on the road corrosion starts to deminish its performance.
Therefore many would be wise to replace these wires with better ones. Just cleaning the connections may not suffice.
If you want to call this failing then so be it but suffice it to say corrosion is going to happen and as a result a less than 100% electrical system.
That's why I say even if it's stock you may be best to replace all three wires. What's another $10-15 anyways?
Therefore many would be wise to replace these wires with better ones. Just cleaning the connections may not suffice.
If you want to call this failing then so be it but suffice it to say corrosion is going to happen and as a result a less than 100% electrical system.
That's why I say even if it's stock you may be best to replace all three wires. What's another $10-15 anyways?
01-25-2005, 03:29 PM
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hey whats up Dukk? u seem to be a ford family haha. off the topic, what years your wifes probe? 1st or 2nd generation? my brothers also got a stang gt but its pretty old, but their the models sought after around where i live. its an '85, i beleive its the last year before fuel injected cam in. not sure though. anyway the car gives you a good case of whiplash.
anyway, when u say ur battery charge lead was gone, do u mean the alternator to positive wire on the battery?
when i do mine, im just gonna clean the connections of the stock wires, leave them there, and just add more 1 or 4 guage to it. you think 4 guage is enough? although ill probably try 1 guage.
anyway, when u say ur battery charge lead was gone, do u mean the alternator to positive wire on the battery?
when i do mine, im just gonna clean the connections of the stock wires, leave them there, and just add more 1 or 4 guage to it. you think 4 guage is enough? although ill probably try 1 guage.
01-25-2005, 09:31 PM
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The second time I replaced the alternator in her Probe I ran new 4ga to the battery. The reason - I had a piece lying around and it looked cool. It was an 89 and had 300,000km when it got ran over by a Durango.
I have found that the wire jacket cracks right at the battery terminal and the cable corrodes inside it. At first glance you don't even realize the problem.
More of a Mopar family - I have an SX, the wife a Caravan, brother is on his 6th Dodge after having the GT... [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
I have found that the wire jacket cracks right at the battery terminal and the cable corrodes inside it. At first glance you don't even realize the problem.
More of a Mopar family - I have an SX, the wife a Caravan, brother is on his 6th Dodge after having the GT... [img]graemlins/dunno.gif[/img]
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