01-26-2006, 05:07 PM
I don't know why you're wasting time and money on the battery. There's nothing in your discussion to indicate that there is anything wrong with it and it might be good for several more years yet. Take it in and get a free battery test before wasting any money buying an unneeded battery. Taking a shotgun approach and replacing parts willy nilly NEVER works in my experience.
On the other hand, the fact that you had to move the neg terminal to the frame to get it to start indicates that you have a bad ground wire somewhere, most likely an engine/body ground. This will need to be replaced or you are going to run into more trouble down the road.
On the other hand, the fact that you had to move the neg terminal to the frame to get it to start indicates that you have a bad ground wire somewhere, most likely an engine/body ground. This will need to be replaced or you are going to run into more trouble down the road.