Positive battery terminations?

Erik Morris · Dec 9, 2018

Absolute newb to this site. Rebuilding a 69’ Charger a weekend at a time. Bought the car with most of the wiring piled up in the trunk looking like a bad day fishing with a $6 Zebco that unspools every other throw.
New battery cable assembly with 4 terminations; I assume the cable with the dual connected brown plastic keeper ends goes to the starter posts, and one u-shaped flat brown wire connector goes to the silver post in photo 2. Can someone inform my new guy fanny where the 4th (red wire ring connector end) goes?

dadsbee · Dec 9, 2018

Erik Morris · Dec 9, 2018

Awesome! A picture is worth a thousand words. Thank you dadsbee for the assist.

dadsbee · Dec 9, 2018

Just wish my "certified reproduction" seller had of sold me one with the correct tan/brown wire like yours!

65-440 · Dec 9, 2018

hopefully your reproduction terminal lasts longer than mine did ! Bought a cable and less than a year later the car wouldn't start, starter just clicked. Turned out the cable end corroded inside the molded terminal. Cut the end off, cut the cable back and installed a $5 terminal.... been good ever since !

oldbee · Dec 9, 2018

No pic available (at this time), but I moved battery to trunk 30+ yrs ago; choppped cable close to batt & new terminals added& bolted together. Still have OE wire to starter relay.(fingers crossed)

Ironbuilt · Dec 9, 2018

Welcome to FBBO. I see that you already have become acquainted with a knowledgeable member in @dadsbee.

dadsbee · Dec 9, 2018

LOL... I just take lots of pictures ironbuilt! Easier than trying to explain things. Been wrenching on Mopars since I was 12 or 13.. so that's 44 years to date.

Bill Monk · Dec 10, 2018

65-440 said:
hopefully your reproduction terminal lasts longer than mine did ! Bought a cable and less than a year later the car wouldn't start, starter just clicked. Turned out the cable end corroded inside the molded terminal. Cut the end off, cut the cable back and installed a $5 terminal.... been good ever since !

Yeah, the repop cables are junk. I had the same issue

moparjohnny · Dec 10, 2018

Bill Monk said:
Yeah, the repop cables are junk. I had the same issue

eric make sure you clean your bulk head area with electronic liquid spray and add a little grease in connectors to keep corrosion and water out of bulkhead.

Erik Morris · Dec 20, 2018

moparjohnny said:
eric make sure you clean your bulk head area with electronic liquid spray and add a little grease in connectors to keep corrosion and water out of bulkhead.

Erik Morris · Dec 20, 2018

Thanks to all for the inputs, recommendations, and PHOTO! I'm a crayon and photo kind of guy. Still working a "no start-no crank" issue chasing down grounds n' gremlins, but I'm making progress one wire at a time.

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