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Title: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: 79mustangcobra on December 22, 2014, 11:34:51 AM
The ad says

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Ford-Battery-Cable-15-C3AE-14300-CA-Motorcraft-/281534012318

NOS Ford Battery Cable 15'' C3AE-14300-CA Motorcraft

It looks a lot like me an 83 (E3) cable than a 63

(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/z/RRYAAOSwD0lUkvQr/$_57.JPG)

Am I wrong?

Thanks


Title: Re: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: J_Speegle on December 22, 2014, 03:25:10 PM
Might be listed in some newer catalog as a service replacement for the original. People (sellers especially) tend to use the term NOS very very loosely :(
Title: Re: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: WT8095 on January 23, 2015, 09:46:11 AM
The chart on fortification.com lists the "5" car line code as: "5 = Recreation Vehicles (1974-75), Continental (1982-later)". So this cable was probably for an 80's Continental. And even if that was the original application, it could still legitimately be a service part for C3AE-14300-CA, like Jeff said. I don't have a parts catalog new enough to answer that.

Or the lister goofed and unintentionally mismatched the description to the photo.
Title: Re: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: CharlesTurner on January 23, 2015, 12:11:52 PM
Keep in mind that the car line code in the engineering number does not necessarily call out an exclusive application to certain vehicles.  From what I understand, the code is there because that is the engineering department/org that developed the part.  It wouldn't be uncommon to find engineering codes like C3OE, C4AE, C5DF on an early Mustang.
Title: Re: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: rodster on January 23, 2015, 10:03:24 PM
Quote from: 79mustangcobra on December 22, 2014, 11:34:51 AM
The ad says

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-Ford-Battery-Cable-15-C3AE-14300-CA-Motorcraft-/281534012318

NOS Ford Battery Cable 15'' C3AE-14300-CA Motorcraft

It looks a lot like me an 83 (E3) cable than a 63

Am I wrong?

Thanks

Finally a question I can answer with 100% confidence.   ;D

You are not wrong, it is in fact and 83 (E3) cable and at least one of the applications is a 1983 5.0L Thunderbird. (Have access to an original, original owner car)  ;)

The suffix in his description is wrong too.  The cable is actually -AB.

Wish I would have saw this before the auction was over.
Title: Re: This positive battery cable on Ebay has to be described wrong?
Post by: 79mustangcobra on April 01, 2015, 04:17:04 PM
Quote from: rodster on January 23, 2015, 10:03:24 PM
Finally a question I can answer with 100% confidence.   ;D

You are not wrong, it is in fact and 83 (E3) cable and at least one of the applications is a 1983 5.0L Thunderbird. (Have access to an original, original owner car)  ;)

The suffix in his description is wrong too.  The cable is actually -AB.

Wish I would have saw this before the auction was over.

Many Thanks!