Ford Transit Forum

by **ake** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 8:40 pm

I reckon your earth leads are the problem

by **dirtydog** » Sun Jul 05, 2015 9:09 pm

Just been out and connected the battery neg to the starter body and got clicking, soon as I connected the spare battery to the jump point it fired up straight away.

Have got the van battery on charge now (was new a week ago) as it's taken a bit of a beating from me keep trying to start it

by **dirtydog** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 8:22 am

What size batty cable will I need to replace the main battery cable? Most seem to be 16mm or 25mm.
Will replace the earth leads at the same time
The other thing I'm considering is going to a twin battery set up on it like I have on my mk5, so 2 batteries in parallel under the seat

by **ake** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:38 pm

dirtydog wrote:What size batty cable will I need to replace the main battery cable? Most seem to be 16mm or 25mm.
Will replace the earth leads at the same time
The other thing I'm considering is going to a twin battery set up on it like I have on my mk5, so 2 batteries in parallel under the seat

Bigger is better for battery cables

by **dirtydog** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:48 pm

ake wrote:
dirtydog wrote:What size batty cable will I need to replace the main battery cable? Most seem to be 16mm or 25mm.
Will replace the earth leads at the same time
The other thing I'm considering is going to a twin battery set up on it like I have on my mk5, so 2 batteries in parallel under the seat

Bigger is better for battery cables

Hmmm the other half said the same thing but didn't mention battery cables

Lol

I'll go for the 25mm then

by **dirtydog** » Wed Jul 08, 2015 5:50 pm

Fixed it!!!!

Was just a dodgy earth in the end :roll:

so paid out on a starter and battery for nothing

Have made a temporary fix for now. I had an old jump lead in the garage where the clips had melted (small cheap jump leads are no good for jump starting a 3.0 V6 shogun :oops:

) cut the one melted clip off, threaded the end through a hole in the floor, cable tied it to various places under the van, attached a replacement clip which I attached to the starter motor bolt, cable tied and taped into place so that it doesn't come off.

Have got some proper cable ordered, just need to fight my way into the garage later and find my box of battery terminals and rings. If I don't post again tonight send a search party! :lol: