herotrooper Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hey everyone. I swapped my battery the other day and noticed the positive clamp is rusty and not really snugged down tight on the new battery. Could that be the issue of it losing power when trying to start? I don’t want to clamp it down tight and be left with a dead truck, because right now if I disconnect the positive and reconnect after 30 seconds it usually fires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinnwn Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Yes. It works once because you disturbed the connection and it has metal to metal contact again.After the first start the high current causes heat and oxidation across the poor connection so it will no longer work.Cables need to be tight. I've seen a loose one become red hot and smoke on an old Scout that required a lot of cranking and very high amperages. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herotrooper Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thank you for the reassurance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 4, 2019 Share Posted January 4, 2019 If it's tight and clean, it won't need wiggling around to keep working. You can get terminal cleaner brushes for cheap that'll clean the inside of the terminal and the outside of the battery post. Get it cleaned up, tighten it down, and it should be good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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