[urq] Battery Cable Replacement (was sudden stumbling)

[The Corbs]

Eric:

OPTIMA Model RED35, #27936 works for me.

Great batteries.

John Corbs

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harten Eric C Capt KHQ PAOC/CODP" <Eric.Harten at hickam.af.mil>
To: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 11:06 AM
Subject: [urq] Battery Cable Replacement (was sudden stumbling)


> Does anyone have some BTDTs for replacing the main battery cables?  Use
> the old wire to thread the new one in?  My stumbling is back after 3
> days of perfect running.  I can still see my dash lights dimming as I
> rev the engine.  The voltmeter I wired to the alt is still showing a
> drop in voltage when I rev the motor.  When I first fire it up, it sits
> nicely at 14V and will eventually drop as low as 11v at 4k rpm.  I may
> need to replace my battery as well.  Does anyone know what size OPTIMA
> will fit the UrQ?  I have no cranking issues, but a short I had a while
> back drained the battery half a dozen times.  What gauge wire is used in
> the main battery runs?  Also, what can I use to replicate the "splice"
> for the fuse box wiring?  Thanks for the help.
>
>
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Capt Eric "Dutch" Harten
>
> Chief of Exercises
>
> KHQ/COD JPRC
>
> (808)449-0565
>
>
>
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