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Old 09-23-2017, 07:41 PM   #25
In The Ten Ring
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Re: Need another pic: hooked up battery area.

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Originally Posted by Curtb1971 View Post
X2 on replacing the cables. Also the addition small wire on the ground tells me that they aren't oem anyways. I caught a battery on fire driving down the road in my blue and white 71 because of an old + battery cable. Lost all power and it's crazy how fast a human can move when there is a fire. Thankfully the battery lug was loose and I was able to pull it off and avoid disaster.
Ugh...maybe I should replace these sooner rather than later. Glad you saved your truck! I plan to have a friend standing by with a two fire extinguishers when I try to start it.
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