Negative battery cable was rubbing on Alt pulley and now lights flicker

[azmattaz06]

Just noticed recently that when it was rubbing on the Altinator pully it rubbed a good amount or wire off and now my lights flicker but the car starts up fine.. What should i do? I'll change the wire but is the battery ruined too?

 

[Eric VerValin]

Nah, the battery is fine.. no worries.. just replace the cable and you'll be fine.

 

[hawkeye18]

+1. Batteries aren't *that* fragile. it should be ok. Just replace the cable and you should be fine.

I would check the connectors, though.

 

[Storm-Chaser]

+2


Damn dude, you're a rolling disaster . . . .

If you keep waiting until things break, most SHOs will nickle-and-dime you to death. If you do nothing more than simply periodically look under the car and check under the hood every time you get gas, you can often catch some of the minor things that can strand you.

 

[frosho]

Nah, the battery is fine.. no worries.. just replace the cable and zip-tie it out of the way and you'll be fine.

Fixed.