Hey all, just wondering if anyone knows what length ground battery cable to use on a 1990 F-150 351W ? I went out and picked up a 65" wire but just looking at it, it looks like it is way to long and I realy dont want to bundel it up and tie it off under the truck. Any help would be great!

Thx
Randall

 

Witch cable? Positive or negative?

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 19-Dec-02 AT 12:02 PM (EST)]The ground cable (negative)

thx

 

If it is anything like my 4.9, it used to ground on a starter mounting bolt. It is a little over six feet. I moved it with a short piece of #2 cable and grounded it to the alternator bracket. It works much better there, much less resistance. The factory ground cable was not much bigger than a set of cheap k-mart jumper cables.

 

Thank you, I will take a look into grounding it to the starter bracket.

 

It should be grounded to the frame in the middle, and there should be a smaller (but still heavy) ground from the battery to the core support.