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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:25 AM
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lost taillights, instrument lights,

after replacing positive battery cable 3 days later lost instrument lights and tail lights. they came back on later while sitting in driveway running. wondering if i have a bad ground or got a bad positive cable.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:43 AM
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I doubt the cable is bad but you never know. My money is a bad ground
 
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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that is what i am thinking. I get 2 ohms resistance on one cable and 0 on the other. they should both be 0 ohms as big as they are.
 
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Old Sep 11, 2007 | 08:00 AM
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Yeah that is strange. Double check the cable atleast so you can eliminate that.
 
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