What I did when I replaced the battery was to cut the old connection off and put one of those type of bolt-on replacement connectors because I didn't have the money or the proper tools to do the job right (was too lazy?) and to follow the cable down under and replace the entire cable.
Poor decision on my part.

 

rickself

Could you take a few clear pic's of your radiator fan shroud all around it for me please my 98 is way different than the 2000 and up 2.5L Dakotas a few of the front area with the A/C condenser would help also.

A few on how the Rad cap piece mount is attached would help also

I’m in the process of converting all that to what is on your truck modernize it is my goal

As you can see its way different Thanks these would really help me

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I'll be changing my battery cable Saturday and will shoot some pix. But I've seen your engine compartment and it is spotless! Mine will take a lot of Photoshopping to look a tenth as good!!

 

Don’t worry about that you can send me a private message if you wish through the forum then only I will see them keep them big if you can do you use photobucket or something like it if not I can send you my email if you wish

I guess I’m a clean freak regarding my engine bay picked it up being around custom car builders for years in California

 

Ran into a quandary when I got the new battery cable home and compared it to the old.
The secondary wire coming from the new connector is small. The secondary coming from the old connector is the same gauge as the main cable that grounds to the engine. This secondary ground goes to the fender. Do I need a heavy gauge cable to the fender ground? At all? Does it need to be there but I can use a smaller wire or cable?
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My cable is like the new one smaller and has never been changed its the original cable.

The second one on my Dak is just a little bit bigger

You do have the newer model 2.5 setup so maybe its needed

 

I guess now I have to go back to the store and get a short piece to run from the fender and crimp to the new cable? I'll wait around for a while and see if I can get more input.

 

Well what do you know I see something in my pic I dont like the big power cables going into my PDC look a bit crusty looks like I need to do some cable cleaning myself