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    Battery Cable Trivia

    Ok, as you may know the Marauder battery cable has been discontinued. If you don't want to have a custom cable made or want a larger cable size here are the options from the Ford parts bin. Look at the photos for reference.

    The standard MGM/CV cable is a direct replacement. All you have to do is move your plastic retainers and alternator bracket cable support over to the new cable. This cable is part #WC-95755. Retails at about $110.00 This uses the same cable routing as factory running along the cam cover and down the back of the passenger side head. One problem with this is that the cable runs between the rear block and exhaust manifold. Some engine fires have started when this cable deteriorates and touches the block.

    A redesigned cable setup was introduced in late 2004 for the CVPI. It has the part number WC-96002. This cable has a larger gauge wire for the alternator, ground and starter. It routes down the passenger front of the engine to the AC compressor area and then back along the oil pan to the starter. Not close to exhaust or making the sharp bend at the rear of the block. The only changes to make to install this are to drill a hole in the oil pan lip for the wire retainer and switch the plastic wire retainers around that hold the existing wires to the AC compressor area, and the alternator wire ring has to have the outside diameter reduced slightly to fit the MM alt. The cable is even cheaper than the thinner one. all the connectors line up with the MM. It's even cheaper than the MM one at abut $95.00 retail. Much easier to install than the original one.

    I have done this on 2 MMs so far with great results.

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    Unless I'm mistaken this will work. And local to you since it ships from ford in vegas.
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    This is the one I purchased and it's literally the same harness


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    Great information. I tried to buy one of those from Gaudin on their ebay store maybe 4 months ago and they said it was a mistake. They didn't have it. You might want to check again with them before buying.
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    Hey Jim, is your car all fixed and good to go?

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    ^^which one? The damaged blue is all together. Just have to take it all back apart for final paint, but am enjoying driving it around too much. The others are all fine.

    Back to the cable. The original MM cable is long obsolete. If you ask for one at Ford parts for a MM they will tell you its no longer available. The CV/MGM one for 03 is still available.

    The 04 CVPI one is a larger wire gauge and runs down the front of the engine and back. This eliminates the chafing/fire problem with the cable running along the back of the head and by the exhaust manifold.

    I did the switch a few months ago on 2 MMs. I was posting this here so others can benefit. My friend at the Ford dealer parts counter called and asked for the switch info as they had a MM in the shop that needed a battery cable. I figure it may happen to others on here.
    His: Blue w/Light Flint Born 02/05/03 (Wednesday)
    6674 of 7838, Color sequence 102 of 327

    1 of 111 Without Heated Seats
    6 CD Changer in Trunk
    Locking Lugs
    Trunk Organizer
    Real Oil Press Guage w/MM Face
    Marauder Side Emblems
    Rear Bumper Inserts

    Nephews: Blue w/Light Flint
    Born 02/05/03
    6673 of 7838, 101 of 327 Blues 1 of 111 Without Heated Seats
    Cars purchased 7 years apart, but are only 20 VIN numbers apart. Sequential units on the assembly line.


    Hers: Black 300A w/Charcoal Born 06/25/02 (Tuesday)
    2011 of 7838
    .
    Locking Lugs
    Trunk Organizer
    Real Oil Press Guage w/MM Face
    Factory Alarm
    Marauder Side Emblems
    Rear Bumper Inserts

    #4 (Pound Rescue Marauder) 2003 DBP/Light Flint
    120 of 328 DBP 1 of 217 with heated seats.
    6705 of 7838 2003's
    Built Friday 02-07-2003
    Bought 09-10-2012

    #5 2003 DBP/Light Flint
    136 of 327 Blues 1 of 111 W/O Heated Seats
    6741 of 7838 2003's
    Built Tuesday 02-11-2003
    Bought 05-06-14

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    RockAuto seems to be a good place for these but also Walmart free store pickup also seems to have good prices on these.
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    Thanks for taking the time to investigate this issue and post the results. It's this kind of thing that makes mm.net great!

    Walmart??? Who'd-a thunk...
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