Also note, these wires have also been known to fail open or high resistance
INSIDE the positive (lead) battery terminal. I have seen at least 4 cars do
this. If you car is having what appears to be a dead battery, check this!
Usually wiggling the wires has some effect. A voltmeter with one probe
directly on + and the other shoved into one of the connectors should have
almost no volts when the headlights are turned on, if you have appreciable
voltage here, it's time to repair this before it blows your alternator or
worse!
I cut some thick copper sheet metal to the same dimensions as the terminals
inside the 2 black plastic connectors, plated them in my solder pot (a torch
+ solder should work), and bolted them directly to the terminal. Basically,
it ended up looking sort of like a fork with really fat tines. (about the
same length) I made 2 identical parts (6 male terminal tabs total) and
connected the original wires with female connectors right on the copper
tabs. Never had a problem thereafter. I was able to re-use the black
plastic covers, then plastic tubing from there to the battery terminal to
protect the bare copper from possible shorts.
-Phil
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nunez, George" <George.Nunez@bsci.com>
To: <peugeot-L@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 5:10 AM
Subject: [Peugeot-L] 505 SW8 glowing Alt light
> This 92 SW8 ZDJL has the battery warning light glowing when I step on
> the brakes with the lights on. Its been like this for a LONG time. A
> relay or something would chatter under the glove box occasionally too
> and the "typical" starter click, click until it would catch.
> This weekend we were cleaning the battery terminals and noticed the
> smaller pair of wires that go to 2 large connectors, after breaking open
> perfecly good connectors I was horrified to see the corrosion! The wires
> from the bat are just crimped to the connector (power distribution
> block?) and have turned to mostly dust!
> We spent the rest of the day cutting back and soldering, basically the
> wires are toast all the way back to the bat. Amazingly Peugeot says this
> cable assem. is still a good part #
> Result is that all previous electrical weirdness is gone and the starter
> works the first time!
>
> A very common complaint is the weak starter, click and nothing.
> George N.
> Miami
> 89 Turbo wagon
> 92 SW8
> 80 505 SD
> 66 Alfa TI
>
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