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mpj76 · 08-07-2003, 07:55 AM

Since I bought my car at 62K until last night (about 162K), it would crank kind of slow. I thought it was normal. The other day it turned over really slow after driving it on the highway. I have a new 130 amp G3 and battery. I replaced the short, old worn positive wire that goes from the battery to that cluster of wiring on the firewall. Stock was 4 gauge. I replaced it with new 2 gauge. Just that one wire made a HUGE difference in cranking speed. I'm now going to replace the alternator and ground wires with 2 gauge. The moral of the story is to replace old wiring before replacing batteries and starters. This seems like it would increase the life of those components. At least the battery.

08-07-2003, 07:55 AM	#1
mpj76 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 158	Mod for the hi-milers Since I bought my car at 62K until last night (about 162K), it would crank kind of slow. I thought it was normal. The other day it turned over really slow after driving it on the highway. I have a new 130 amp G3 and battery. I replaced the short, old worn positive wire that goes from the battery to that cluster of wiring on the firewall. Stock was 4 gauge. I replaced it with new 2 gauge. Just that one wire made a HUGE difference in cranking speed. I'm now going to replace the alternator and ground wires with 2 gauge. The moral of the story is to replace old wiring before replacing batteries and starters. This seems like it would increase the life of those components. At least the battery.