Battery terminal
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Battery terminal
Has anyone ever replaced the passenger side battery terminal (positive) on a 1996 F250 powerstroke?. Is this strictly a terminal you have to get at Ford? Never seen a terminal quite like this one. It is a 3 wire terminal with 2 huge gage wires (Appears to be 00 gage and 1 4 gage wire coming). Tried all the auto parts places and they have nothing which will work. They all say go to Ford. Before I go to the dealer and spend 200% more than I want to I thought I would ask the experts here. Thanks in advance Maxx
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My local Interstate Batteries has a terminall like that one so i would look at a place like that. To get that same one just like you have stock you have to buy the whole positive cable and thats a pretty penny
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Cut the cable off close to the connector. Get eyelet cable ends and crimp them on then get a marine terminal for the battery. It will clamp on the post and have a 3/8 stud on the other end that you can attach your eyelets to. OR you can change everything over to eyelets and get new batteries like I did. (only recommend if you need new batteries)
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Tj, did you replace the stock cable going to the starter? I noticed this is a HUGE diameter cable. Will replacing this cable with a smaller diameter eyelet cable cause any issues with amount of amps running through it? Thought about replacing all the cables with cables from Napa, but again the diameter is much smaller than the stock cables?? Thanks
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As far as I know the cables are stock. The cable to the starter already had the end replaced once before I got the truck but it seems to be the stock cable.
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Thanks! I cant find a large enough eyelet to put on the end of that stock cable? That was why I was considering just replacing that part of the cable running to the starter with a standard eyelet end cable from Napa. But again the difference in diameter of the 2 cables is Mucho different. It sort of scares me to downsize that starter lead? Thanks again
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Mine went in my 95. Purchased a standard replacement terminal with a molded cable, shortest one I could find (12 inches or so). Cut it down to 8 inches, and stripped the end (3 inches). Stripped out about 3 inches from the larger side of the original cable, that should be the one which runs from the passenger side battery to the engine. Used cable clamps to connect the new to the old. Lots of electrical tape and I was good to go. Total cost $15.00. That was 2 years ago, still going strong.
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If you're having trouble finding a large enough terminal, check your local welding supply house. They normally have large, HIGH CURRENT terminals.
Some welders supply over 400 amps. Lots of arcin' and sparkin' goin' on there so those terminals should work.
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Central Ohio F250 7.3 PSD
Dual Stacks
EDGE Tuner
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She called it "COWGIRL HARDWARE"
I call it "LURCH"
Some welders supply over 400 amps. Lots of arcin' and sparkin' goin' on there so those terminals should work.
RoGrrr
Central Ohio F250 7.3 PSD
Dual Stacks
EDGE Tuner
31.5s, 4 inch lift
She called it "COWGIRL HARDWARE"
I call it "LURCH"