Battery Wires

[TXPower]

So I was gonna put a new battery in my 93 SE today because the old one kept going dead and as I started to pull the cables off the terminals I noticed on the positive side, where it hooks to the battery posts, there is a large black plug that has two smaller ports incorportaed into it. This large black plug also has a round terminal incorportaed into off the side. The PO attached it to the battery terminal by running the battery terminal bolt thru it. One port on this large black plug has what appears to be a fuseable link plugged in which goes toward the fender well, the other port has two male studs. Upon tracing the dual stud wire down from the plug I find the PO had wired the two plugs that should plug into this port, together. However, there is just the one wire which goes down toward the starter. I'm looking at this thinking, sheesh, what a butcher the PO was.....................oh well. I looked at my FSM and cannot find a picture in any of the diagrams that explain this larger plug and where the wires that plug into the smaller ports on it go and do. Assuming my description is understandable, can someone explain what and where these wires go and how they are supposed to look? Maybe someone could take a photo of their battery/starter wires attached to the battery terminal posts so I can get an idea of how it should be, please!??

 

Thanks,

 

TX

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q280/co...finder00007.jpg

 

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q280/co...finder00006.jpg

Edited January 24, 2009 by TXPower

[Kingman]

I really hope I'm the only one who thought that made no sense.

 

Pic?

[MY1PATH]

seems kinda scrabled but maybe this will help...

I also have a black terminal that is attached via the battery wire bolt. the 4 wire plug has 4 wires that criss-cross over into 2 wires in another plug and I have no clue why, it is very odd but I know it is stock because me & dad are original owners. one goes to my inhibit relay(starter) and I can't remeber where the 2nd one goes to.

Edited January 24, 2009 by MY1PATH

[GrimGreg]

The one that circles back is stock, that strip of wire IS the fusable link.

[TXPower]

Yeah, I was afraid my description wouldn't be clear. That's why I was hoping someone could take a picture of their stock configuration so I could compare. I will take a photo of the big, black plug I was describing and post it later if I can figure out how. Thanks for confirming the one piece is fuseable link Greg.

 

Thx,

 

TX

[TXPower]

I edited my original post and added a couple of links to photos hosted on snapfish. Hope it works it was the only way I could figure out to do it. Maybe pictures will help some of ya'll see what I'm asking about and someone will recognize the plug and provide an explanation.

 

thx,

 

TX

[GrimGreg]

Looks OE.

[92Pathmaker]

I've got the same on mine too...

[TXPower]

thanks ya'll

 

TX