Well, my buddy and I just condemned my battery cables today...along with the starter, and probably the batteries as well.
My buddy is going through an auto electronics course, so he has the ability to conduct a voltage-drop test on an electrical system. We decided to check the voltage drop on the starter circuit on my truck...with connections happy and everything, it turns out that I'm losing 600 milivolts on the ground side and 600 milivolts on the positive side.
And, the starter was only pulling 9.57 volts...
So, replacing battery cables is no longer a nice idea; it NEEDS to be done...does anyone know of a relatively inexpensive source for bulk 2/O cable? I know I can get it at West Marine, for about $6/foot...and, while that's cheaper than buying new OEM cables (which I'd rather not use), that's not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.
Thanks!