Ok. The PO did not have a a red cable and black cable hooked up to the old battery. They were both red cables which through me for a loop.
Here is how the old battery was hooked up. Large cable going from battery to the alternator bolt. The small off shoot wire goes comes off the large cable and is grounded to a small bolt on the wheel well. I assume these are the two ground cables.
Here is a photo of the wire i cut when removing the old cable. The old battery cable connected to this small wire which leads to my firewall. And the other large part of the battery cable ran down and grounded to a bolt on the side of my engine block. This must be the positive side that is hooked up to the starter and and grounds to the motor.
Here is a picture of the ground on the side of the block.
So it looks like i have the cables backwards. Is it normal for the small wire on the battery cable to be running to the starter? There are three large grounds and one small wire going to the starter... Doesn't seem right to me.
Do i seem to be on the right track?
Thanks!!
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