Ozakki
New member
Hi guys.
New to the forum and have a problem with a Puma I've picked up. Hopefully the picture attachment has worked!
The car wouldn't start, and on investigation I found the cable damaged in the positive terminal of the battery going to the starter motor. Nearest the battery the insulation has melted, I'm guessing because it's been flexing when I was driving the car, there was higher resistance which caused the cable to melt. Some cores have come out where it's crimped to the terminal. I've since just squashed the crimp down more for a better connection and so far it's been fine - battery charges and car starts right on the button.
The battery is an 063 so putting the correct 075 in, but my question is, can I buy one of these aftermarket battery clamps, cut the cables back and terminate them into the new terminal? Or am I better off getting the cable that goes from the alternator to the original terminal off a scrap Puma? Absolutely no experience with cars, hence why I'm asking. There's a couple of local scrap Pumas the owners are checking to see if the cable is available, but one I could've bought was in worse condition than mine, so thinking a 'new' fix by myself might be better.
Many thanks for any advice received!
New to the forum and have a problem with a Puma I've picked up. Hopefully the picture attachment has worked!
The car wouldn't start, and on investigation I found the cable damaged in the positive terminal of the battery going to the starter motor. Nearest the battery the insulation has melted, I'm guessing because it's been flexing when I was driving the car, there was higher resistance which caused the cable to melt. Some cores have come out where it's crimped to the terminal. I've since just squashed the crimp down more for a better connection and so far it's been fine - battery charges and car starts right on the button.
The battery is an 063 so putting the correct 075 in, but my question is, can I buy one of these aftermarket battery clamps, cut the cables back and terminate them into the new terminal? Or am I better off getting the cable that goes from the alternator to the original terminal off a scrap Puma? Absolutely no experience with cars, hence why I'm asking. There's a couple of local scrap Pumas the owners are checking to see if the cable is available, but one I could've bought was in worse condition than mine, so thinking a 'new' fix by myself might be better.
Many thanks for any advice received!