Custom vehicle work often requires custom parts, which can include electrical wiring and connectors. You may need to create custom battery cables or other heavy-duty wiring for a winch or other ...

Cars are complex machines with thousands of parts that must work in harmony, but at the heart of it all lies your battery. If your dashboard battery light is on or your battery drains quickly, the ...

You may have heard that Coca-Cola will clean corrosion from battery terminals. It will ... but it's still a bad idea. Here's ...

If you visit or call an automotive parts store or a professional car mechanic to inquire about getting the terminal ends of your car's battery cables replaced, they're going to ask a lot of questions ...

AKRON (Jan. 15, 2007) — There's an old saying among electrical specialists that a vehicle's starter or alternator is only as good as the battery to which it's connected. That said, too many service ...

Why the soda myth refuses to die The idea of pouring cola on a battery terminal has been around for decades, helped along by ...

We recently purchased a low-mileage 1967 Dart from Albany, New York. Over the years, electrical systems tend to be updated, either by a genius or a dunce, and the previous owner (fifth titleholder) ...

A dead car battery can happen to anyone. It can happen to you, too, if you forget to turn off your vehicle’s headlights or you accidentally leave accessories turned on like the car stereo. It usually ...

If you've been driving long enough, this scenario might sound familiar: You get into your car, turn on the ignition, and then... nothing. Your battery is dead, and you're probably going to be late.

Owning a set of jumper cables is almost a necessity for every vehicle owner. It’s an important component to a car emergency kit as you’ll never know when you can get stuck with a dead battery. Having ...