the battery cables on a 1993 f150 with a 5.0 V8/automatic transmission here are pretty corroded. It's the weird type where two different connections go to the fender relay, a strange double connection to the starter, etc....

ford says they no longer sell replacement battery cables (good old bean counters running the show)

where do I get cables for this? Napa/checker just sell the old classic one bolt/one wire connections for older vehicles, not the peculiar style of cable ford used on the truck..

it can't be salvaged, the positive cable end is burned that goes onto the battery, and it has acid all over the cable, which I suspect is corroding it real bad outside in...

tried searching the forums and found nothing but similar problems and never any information on fixes they used to make it work again!

 

See my post in this thread:

https://www.f150online.com/forums/pr...ting-96-a.html

 

do you have a write up maybe how you did it? Trying to fully picture how it is fixed

 

A writeup? You're kidding, right? It's not exactly rocket science. It's not any more difficult than doing an oil change.

Remove the stock cable

Measure the overall length. Buy a cable that length with a battery clamp on one end and an eye terminal on the other

Measure the distance from the eye on the end of the original cable to the chassis ground. Buy a cable that length with an eye on each end.

Run the long cable from the battery down to the starter flange exactly like the stock cable

Run the short cable from the ground point on the frame along side the other cable and terminate it at the same starter flange bolt. If you like, you can cable tie them together.