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Old 11-19-2018, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by barracudajoe
I have a Duracell in my Fat Bob and get a slow crank start every month or so that I've traced to the positive battery bolt working loose. Tighten it up and it works fine for a few weeks. Why it keeps working loose is beyond me. I've thought about using lock tite on it. I've never had a problem with the ground cable coming loose but check them all when tightening the positive one.
Vibration would be my guess of the terminal loosening. Try using a ziptie to put a little tension on the cable and tie it to another nearby cable to see if that will stop the loosening.
 
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