soldering 4 ga copper wire?

[rapieper at yahoo.com (Ron Pieper)]

Crimping is actually fine.  The way I look at it, there are millions upon millions of cars out
there running right now, with tons of miles on them, with crimps on the +12V and ground cables.  I
aply a little silicone grease before I crimp.  Also, I don't think solder will be easy at all.  If
you insist, you might try to crimp and then solder using a torch.  Have a few lengths of heat
shrink tube slipped over the cable to cover the end where you'll most likely burn some insulation.

AFA ground points, I agress those studs are great, but I've used a tranny case bolt and a tranny
mount bolt with no problems.  You might try an intake mani stud if it's a 16V (on 8Vs, it's too
close to the exh. mani).  

Ron

--- "T. Reed" <treed2@wsu.edu> wrote:
> So I'm redoing my grounds.. and this time I'm determined to solder instead
> of crimp. Particularly after the no-starting fiasco I went through in
> weeks past.
> 
> Any tips on how to go about this? Obviously my little 25w iron isn't going
> to cut it. I'm afraid a propane torch will just burn off the insulation..
> 
> -Toby
> 
> Also I'm looking for a good ground point. My lower starter bolt has proven
> to be a crappy one at best. I'd like to nab one of those A2
> engine-to-tranny bolts that has the small stud protruding from the
> bolt head designed specifically for this purpose, but the junkyards
> around here are worth their weight in honduhs so I haven't had luck
> finding one.
> 
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