I quit fighting the problem of the "add-on" cable end and replaced the
complete cable assembly and added those red/green battery washers.
Pete
'70
1600 on stands (replacing brake lines)
'69 2000 that will probably end up for
sale --- no time and too hot in AZ.
From: Dan Kroninger
<d_kroninger@hotmail.com>
>To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
>Sent: Friday,
August 5, 2011 4:19 AM
>Subject: [Roadsters] Starting issue. Smoke = bad
>
>Everyone,
>
>Thank you all for your responses. After work, I stopped at the
local parts
>store and picked up a terminal brush and a new terminal clamp,
just in case.
>
>I cleaned both terminals, and was stunned by how dirty they
were! The looked
>smooth and grey, but after I cleaned the positive, I
realized just how bad the
>negative was.
>
>The positive clamp was pretty
nasty and looked like it was not clamping the
>tightest around the terminal,
so I replaced it with the new one. The negative
>has a quick release, and I
cleaned that as well.
>
>I reconnected everything and pulled the light
switch. We have lights! I
>turned the key and she fired on the first crank!
Took her to the local cruise
>in and all was well (and squeak free, now that
it actually has grease
>fittings).
>
>So bad battery connection it is. Thanks
again everyone!
>
>Dan Kroninger
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