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a small strip of feeler guage works very well alsodisallow wrote:You live in the Carolinas? Sorry bud, it doesn't get near cold enough down there to 'shrink' you battery posts.
But, the cable clamps definitely stretch over time. You have a couple options:
1. Replace the Battery Clamp on your positive cable - you can get this from Nissan for pretty cheap and its not a tough fix.
2. Get these: http://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/2 ... -p8064453e
3. Use the farmer fix - open the clamp up all the way. Put on the battery terminal. Shove a nail between the terminal and the clamp, and tighten it. This allows good contact on the terminal, and helps you to be able to tighten the clamp.
I'm using #3 right now, until it warms up. Its -26C out right now. That's cold.
Keep in mind, between a nightly ambient temp of 0° and underhood operating temps in the summer of over 100°, the posts will expand and contract, which can effect the tightness of the cables on the posts. Its not just ambient temps you need to think about.disallow wrote:You live in the Carolinas? Sorry bud, it doesn't get near cold enough down there to 'shrink' you battery posts.
"rocket science proportions"Sayantsi wrote:Keep in mind, between a nightly ambient temp of 0° and underhood operating temps in the summer of over 100°, the posts will expand and contract, which can effect the tightness of the cables on the posts. Its not just ambient temps you need to think about.disallow wrote:You live in the Carolinas? Sorry bud, it doesn't get near cold enough down there to 'shrink' you battery posts.
At any rate, tightening the post did the trick.