This is for the large wire? Disconnect battery, solder on a piece of
wire, shrink wrap, tape it well, crimp on a new connector. I would
splice the wire together by pushing the strands into each other, twist
tight, solder etc.

Murphy's Law always kicked in when I did soldering on my wiring
harness for my engine swap. As soon as I fired up the gun, the wind
would kick up. Even so, usually the soldering gun provided enough
heat, but for larger wires, I used a propane torch with the
"soldering" tip. But this was tricky. LOT'S of heat then!  Wire
casings can melt fast!

Neil.

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:39 AM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> �The terminal end (loop type)of my alternator cable broke and I find
> that after removing the broken end, the cable is to short to reach the
> alternator connection post or bolt. Apparently at some time n the past,
> this fix had been done before by the PO, taking off a bit of cable in
> the process. Now with another fix necessary, the cable is just a
> fraction short - but for the life of me, I can't get any more slack out
> of the cable to make new fittings work. It's never a good idea to have a
> power cable of any sort stretched to the max - they need some slack to
> accommodate vibration. Short of having to R&R that heavy wire - anyone
> have any suggestions as to how to deal with this.?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> --
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>

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