Electrical/Ground

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Yep, I've seen it twice. A light tug on the cable and it came right out of the terminal on one. The other one didn't slip out, but was full of corrosion inside where it couldn't be easily seen.

YEP! That BLACKISH/BLUE coating inside the clamp & on the post & it DOESN'T leave any white, tell tale FUZZ.
Bill W.

 

[vern hodgson]

Had this type problem for some time. Ended up being a bad connection inside the battery clamp.

Yes, I had that problem with modern iron once, my dad said to check my battery cables, looked fine to me, then he had me inspect inside the the connector, all corroded inside.

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

If you pour BOILING water on the post & dunk the cable end in a can of BOILING water, it'll clean them SLICK AS A WHISTLE!!! The ACID acts like it's OWN CLEANER, when heat is added!
Chief taught me this "trick"
Bill W.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

The older tar top batteries had more acid and corrosion than the newer batteries, and like Bill, I've used hot water to clean them for many years. My Corvair gave me a problem once back in the late 60's. The battery and cables looked clean, but the lead had a hard dark coating that I had to remove with the blade of my pocket knife. The hard dark coating may look clean, but it doesn't conduct electricity well.

 

[Terry/Iowa]

Got her fixed today. Turned out to be the cut off switch on the cable. Thanks for all the help.