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RE: [T3] weird happenings...


On 9 Nov 99, at 14:33, Erkson, Toby wrote:

> Auto part stores do sell complete battery cables w/clamps and/or spade
> ends in various lengths and gages.  These will work the same or better
> than stock.

If you look closely at the parts sold in auto parts stores in the 
last 15-20 years you will see that they are nowhere near the quality 
of our OE cables. There is less copper in the cable and the ring lug 
on the starter end is just a cheap thin piece of barely flattened 
steel tubing. Look through the punched hole in the starter end and 
see just how little copper there is there and how  poorly that part 
is made.

Yes, if your old one is corroded through then you can improve things 
by installing one of these, but you will be FAR better off if you can 
find an old one from a type 3 or a bug in a junkyard.

Jim
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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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