Jozay721

Hi everyone, this is really pissing me off, my postive battery terminal keeps going black for somereason(grey originally), ive cleaned most of my grounds, i have an electric fan with a fusible link in place, and a cd player with a fusible link too. so wat would cause the battery cable to keep goin black , my fan connections, and radio connections are ok, if it helps i just replaced my trailing igniter, and my washer pump used to cause a hort and i replaced it for a new one and is ok. this is making me mad because ive gone through three terminals and always have to keep a spare in case . thanks in advance everyone.

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Is it one of those temporary replacement ends?

Jozay721

yeah, its one of those gray terminals u buy at ur local parts store, for 1.99, but my original one was the first to go bad.

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Either that grey is just a topacle coat or their is corrosion in the strands of the cable.
Recommend to ditch that cable and buy a new one.

Rogue_Wulff

Putting those $1.00 "No corrode" felt washers on the battery posts usually stops this from happening.........

Jozay721

it seems like its coming from the battery cuz the way it sarts turning black is from the inside out, it gets so black to the point that it doesnt get enough power through the terminal to start the car,wat cable do u speak of rx7 doctor???

Rx-7Doctor

iTrader: (13)

Replace the whole positive battery cable. Those cable ends are junk and are only meant as a temporary repair. Then put the $1.00 corrosion washers on there or some vaseline or protective spray.

Jozay721

ok thanks u two, ill try that and if it doesnt work ill post again.

Kentetsu

You don't have any marks on the underside of your hood which would correspond with the location of the battery terminal do you? If it was touching the hood once in a while it could be causing all kinds of issues for you. Just a thought.

Jozay721

wat u mean, like the battery being in contact with the hood?that would give me problems, how about the grounds on the body?

Kentetsu

Yeah, contact with the hood arcing and shorting. Bad ground contacts will also cause all kinds of issues. Time to start cleaning?

Jozay721

yeah, ive cleaned a couple of grounds, how many are there??ive only found three.

Kentetsu

Yeah, battery/strut tower/at the engine.

Jozay721

are those the only grounds on the whole car??