Recently posted about a battery drain oddity, about a week ago.

Battery tested fine (load tested), starter tested fine, ignition switch seems to be doing its job since there is some semblance of starter solenoid action when I try to start the car.

Since this has happened I have been topping off the charge on the battery (measured 12.6V), hooking it up and trying to crank it over. Starter won't spin, idiot lights go dimmer with ever turn of the key.

Inpecting the cables closely I found that there was a bunch of corrosion at the lugs of each wire that it tied to the positive battery post. The actual lug that clamps to the post has some of the metal erroded away and is a little thin at the base. There is also a slightly yellow tinge to the lug as well as some remnants of green corrosion, not sure if this yellow "color" is normal. Will be comparing to my 760. Anyhow, cleaned up all the connections with a wire brush, re-connected to the battery and, no dice, car reacted the same.

Now I believe that the cable(s) is/are corroded, possibly burned at some point under the covering. I plan on checking more closely tomorrow when I have some time. Will also be confirming my ground points. Wiring diagrams came today in the mail (yippee!)

Questions:
1) Can some section of the battery cable be removed from the car and taken inside? It's cold here in New England!!!

2) Has anyone ever replaced a battery cable on a 940, how was it done? Was a loom bought at the dealer or do I have to splice it in?

Many thanks, can't wait to get the car back on the road. Tired of being a one car family and the wife isn't fond of my 765T.

Bean
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'80 242GT 93k, '94 945T 148k, '89 765T 68k (new '94 B230FT)