97 Sport GT-40 starting issues

[wakebrd21]

So my 97 sport is having starting issues. I think it's the battery cables or the connections that are the issue. The reason I think that is because if I can't get it to start I pull the battery out, wiggle the cables and it will generally start right up. I have a few questions though.
Does this sound like the cables or the battery connection?
As you can seee in the attached picture the connection is quite rusty. I would like to get new connectors different than what I have on there.
In the other picture what is this other smaller red wire coming off the battery and what is this black thing just above my fingers?

[Lewy2001]

Yep replace that terminal. Check the condition of the battery cables. I would strip that cable back a inch or so and check for corrosion of the cable strands. If you have the right tools solder a new terminal to cable if possible.

That is the EEC fuse. There was a retrofit to remove that fuse as it was a known problem source.


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[wakebrd21]

Thanks. I was thinking about just replacing the whole battery cable itself but do you see overkill?

[MTRBTR]

Battery cables are pretty cheap in my mind.
Also I have the exact same boat as you. I had the same problem when I bought it from the PO. There was another connection that was loose where the cables come off the battery and go into a splitter that has a rubber boot around it. That's where my problem was.