Battery Cables
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Originally Posted by FXDC4419
I wonder how many people hear aware any of that? I am aware of the difference in the 6 and 12 volt cables, and have seen and replaced the steel woven cables as far as the colors go, other than red for positive and black for negative I am not sure of the reason for the other colors. Not that it matters, what about a positive ground system, do they still use red for positive? Better yet did ford use a positive ground system? If so on what? Just some food for thought.
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Bill If you are talking Battery cables You must be getting Close.
And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished?
Is that required for Insurance?
And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished? Is that required for Insurance?
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Originally Posted by Bill W
Bill If you are talking Battery cables You must be getting Close. And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished?
Is that required for Insurance?
And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished? Is that required for Insurance?
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
The reason for the red battery ground cable was Ford vehicles were 6 volt positive ground from the 1920's thru 1955. Ford went to 12 volt negative ground in 1956. The red cable was used as an alert to designate which was the ground cable.
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Originally Posted by biggut
LMC TRUCK has replacement battery cables in various lenths. I suspect these would look very close to oem. Prices seem to be reasonable. www.lmctruck.com I've had very good luck with these guys. Brett
Thanks again
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Originally Posted by Bill W
Bill If you are talking Battery cables You must be getting Close. And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished? Is that required for Insurance?
And I erge any who has not seen FXDC4419 Galleries, check it out! Bill, are you going to get an apprasial done after the truck is finished? Is that required for Insurance?
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Originally Posted by NumberDummy
Too many Bills in this thread, so it's hard to figure out which Bill you're referin' to.
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Originally Posted by FXDC4419
I see what you mean, I will have to be more specific. Thanks for pointing that out.
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Originally Posted by jowilker
Bill's dandruff level gets high sometimes, and he types a lot of great nonsense when in the information overload zone. 
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John, 90% of what's posted on the net is nonsense. How many ppl care if a 1966 Ford truck has the Johnson Rod attached to the perimeter? Or care whether the headlamp fluid is DOT approved, or whether the muffler bearings are tapered roller or not. They prolly do care, if they discover that the optional captive air tires are subject to flatuency of the perimeter.
You gotta hand it to Ford for making the perfect family pickup. It has a hood for father, a cowl for mother, and a rattle for baby!
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Originally Posted by jowilker
And you will lie about other things tooo. 
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Uh huh, yeah right..I just sent you a recent photograph.
Lotta hair, mostly red, a bit of gray.
More gray hair today, caused by a coupla long standing members I have ta deal with on FTE.
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Originally Posted by jowilker
I bet you were the old looking geaser with the beard, and lots of shine on top.John
I sent you a pic awhile ago with yours truely standing next to a truck, and propped up with a "Winchester" cane. You'll clearly see the two mugs are a match. The geezer is my cousin, he's 84 years old and lives in Massachusetts, as do most of the other relations in that photo. What's funny about my relations is: the ppl that live on the right coast are left wingers, My immediate family lives on the left coast, and we are right wingers.
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