Ep82gi Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Hi all I have recently relocated my battery to the boot and now when I turn the car over to start it it will do one slow but solid crank then begin to tick rapidly. I'm terrible with electrics so any help would be great-full thank you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
satyrs Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 could be dead battery, to much resistance in the positive wire or a bad ground connection on your new location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep82gi Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 The battery's is brand new. If it was a bad live would all the dash and interior things be working because they do 100% my first though was bad earths but I've got the ground from the bay in the boot both on the chassis one to the strut tower and the other to the body. I also put two in the engine bay both from chassis to block on either sides of the engine bay. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TrisK Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Bad earth or the live wire isn't meaty enough to carry the Amps of cranking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep82gi Posted August 17, 2015 Author Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Bad earth or the live wire isn't meaty enough to carry the Amps of cranking any idea were I can get a correct earth and live cable for a decent price? Edited August 17, 2015 by Ep82gi Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daniel_g Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 any idea were I can get a correct earth and live cable for a decent price?Scrappy, rip the battery cables out the back of a bmw, theyve got the battery in the boot and use proper thick cable which will do the job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobSR Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 go for some 2AWG/35mm2 cable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ep82gi Posted August 18, 2015 Author Share Posted August 18, 2015 go for some 2AWG/35mm2 cable.Thanks dude. I spent 10mins cranking this morning before it would start and the live wire went all soft so that's clearly the problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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