1997 ford explorer xlt location of negative battery cable

Asked by Robert Sep 27, 2018 at 02:18 PM about the 1997 Ford Explorer 4 Dr XLT SUV

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Hello I have a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT and I'm
trying to locate where the negative battery cable
goes underneath the motor it splits off into two a
large and a small wire that's all into one does
somebody have a diagram or any idea of where it's
supposed to go please advise thank you

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OJ answered 5 years ago

The large ground wire is usually attached to the engine or frame. The small wire has to be a ground. If it's dangling, it can only reach to a very limited number of locations. Extend the dangling wire to it's full length then search in a 360 degree radius to look for the broken location.

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