In a message dated 07/08/2010 3:18:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

    Jonathan, as usual you do things right.   Congratulations on the great
write up that was missing in the archives.   It's a GREAT document and many
folks out there should follow your lead.   These cables, some 30 years old,
have corroded internally and are offering  enough resistance to create the
hard or inconsistent starting problem many are  complaining about.  There is
nothing visible that you can see to say  "change me"  the copper strands
inside the cable are corroded and the  resistance of the cable has escalated !
Time to change all the cables  !

>>>>>>>Even after installing a new starter,  new starting battery,
inspecting and
cleaning all connections and grounds  my van still cranked slowly when hot,
if it turned over at all. I put off  replacing the battery to starter cable
until last because my cable showed  no corrosion or deterioration and
because
changing the cable seemed like it  would be a difficult task. A few days
ago,
after my van wouldn't start in  the heat I got motivated and changed the
battery to starter cable which  solved my slow cranking issues. Below is my
account of the easy job that  may be helpful to some of you contemplating
the
change........bla, bla, bla  <<<<<<<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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