Additional “what’s this wire?”!

[miniman]

Fitting a CTek cable to the battery.

What’s all this lot? Hot start kit?

(Specifically, the black relay foreground)

[bobfather]

Yes that's the David Beer hot start kit

[Belle427]

What a mess!

[miniman]

Presumably the black wire running from the foreground relay back to the vacant relay socket is just a negative and using that connector to find one?

Might give it a bit of a tidy up.

[bobfather]

miniman said:

Presumably the black wire running from the foreground relay back to the vacant relay socket is just a negative and using that connector to find one?

Might give it a bit of a tidy up.

I believe so, that's where the kit says to plug it in, I thought it odd at the time but just did it anyway. Use a multimeter to check continuity to a chassis point to confirm it's a -ve link

[Belle427]

Make the negative and positive connections direct to battery properly, the other two I’d solder and shrink too.
Lessens points of possible failure.
If you want to do it properly I’d put in a correct plug in relay base and fix it somewhere under the dash not hanging in the footwell, if the relay fails it can be changed easily rather than faffing with the wires.

[Steve_D]

Belle427 said:

.......If you want to do it properly I’d put in a correct plug in relay base and fix it somewhere under the dash................

Or, Use the spare position (2) in the fusebox.
Wire the 'Start signal' White/red wire to connector D-85l on the back of the fuse/relay box.
Wire the 'starter' White/red wire to connector E-87la on the back of the fuse/relay box.
Fit a relay in position 2 and a fuse in fuse 5.

Steve

[EdGoulden]

I was changing out my battery yesterday and had another cable connected to the positive terminal which i couldn’t work out what it was for?? Sheathed in black conduit??

[Belle427]

Not your Anderson connector you were talking about in the other thread is it?
I would expect it to be the feed to fusebox or starter cable if not unless it’s a mod someone has done.

[Steve_D]

EdGoulden said:

I was changing out my battery yesterday and had another cable connected to the positive terminal which i couldn’t work out what it was for?? Sheathed in black conduit??

Something aftermarket like cooling fan speed control.
Or hot start mod.

Steve