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yea that was the issue, needed to really get it tight. Thanks for helping.

thanks ill go ahead clean and tighten, thank you all for your help.

I'm pretty sure its already grounded because when the battery is attached the lights go on in the dashboard but now it wont crank at all. And what has me worried is the first time i tried starting the car i heard a short fizz sound and seen that the negative side on the battery had slightly...

just pulled it out and its marked 12V, what a relief. I woulda been pissed to buy a wrong battery. Well now i know. great for future reference thanks Ken. Now back to my wiring issue, i still don't know about it. any help?

These are completely new battery cables, the picture might not show it. How can i tell if the car is a 6v or 12v? But looking at the wiring is anything wrong? why did the cables spark when i cranked the engine the first time? now it wont crank at all if the battery is connected.

Hello everyone I have a 1955 Ford country sedan with a 223 engine. I recently put new battery cables on the vehicle and replaced the battery. When i went to start it up it gave one crank (or atleast it felt like a crank) and sparked around the negative battery conductor :(. I'm new to...