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Also check the battery cables themselves, as they can degrade over time, especially the positive side, leading to low voltage or voltage loss. Another thing to check is the connection to the starter, which could be corroded, causing the same issues. Some models are more picky about this than others, but it's worth a few extra minutes while your in there...
The battery is less than 2 years old. Getting 12.3 v across the terminals. Same to the body. I was told by the guy I bought it from that there was some corrosion in one of the positive cables but I got clean copper when I started digging after about an inch with a little bit of corrosion until I got down to about 5 inches from the battery. Was thinking about splicing in a good piece and seeing if is starts. Can't seem to find a cut to size replacement at any of the auto repair shops around me. All they carry are really short pieces or bulk cable you have to buy by the Foot and I'm not sure how much I would need to go from the battery terminal down to the starter.
This is true, HOWEVER..... if you haven't checked the price of copper wire (or pipe) recently, you should probably take an AED or your cardiologist with you, cause it has risen to an heart-attack level, partly because of the increases in raw materials & manufacturing costs, but also due to extreme levels of theft....
I was able to get 6 ft of 2 gage battery cable for $35 at my local oreilly. Figure it might be a good idea to have it as it's gonna fall eventually. Was thing about running it down there anyway then try to start it to see what happens while I try to find something that will show me how to get the original out of the wire harnessThis is true, HOWEVER..... if you haven't checked the price of copper wire (or pipe) recently, you should probably take an AED or your cardiologist with you, cause it has risen to an heart-attack level, partly because of the increases in raw materials & manufacturing costs, but also due to extreme levels of theft....
Around me, anything & everything that is made from, with or containing copper.... pipe, or wire, even 1/4" Icemaker tubing & fittings, is locked up behind industrial-level steel cages with military grade padlocks that require 2 different keys to open, and even then, there is a 9-step protocol you have to agree to follow in order to make a purchase BEFORE they even open the cages....
I recently went to buy an 8' x 1/2" copper grounding rod, which a few years ago, used to run about $35-45 and were easy to shop for from the open pipe racks next to the plastic conduit, now they are $188 and locked in the above cages, yikes
