Aisle 7 at Kragens right next to the muffler bearings...

....Kirk, we can't take you anywhere.

"Kirk Kohnen" > wrote in message
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> Aw. I'm sorry. I set you up.
>
> On the IONs, the battery is already in the trunk...
>
> By the way, do you know where I can get any power steering fluid for my
> IONs?
>
> "Mark" > wrote in message
> m...
>> "Kirk Kohnen" > wrote in message
>> >...
>>> If I want to do that with my ION, will I have to relocate the battery to
>>> the
>>> trunk?
>>>
>>
>> Possibly. One of the guys from the www.bobistheoilfilter.com
>> newsgroup removed the bumper off his truck and installed one in the
>> front of the car. He said it only took 15 minutes to remove and he
>> had enough room for BP filters for the engine and transmission. You
>> might feel safer to put a bypass filter on the battery mount. You can
>> buy relocation kits from Ebay and they are cheaper. Most of those
>> have a 20' positive battery cable and a 3' ground cable. I would buy
>> an additional cable for the ground. That way installation is alot
>> easier and you can attach the negative cable to the fuse box (where
>> the battery cable is attached). My brother-in-law, who is a certified
>> Saturn mechanic & put in the second engine, said not to use the
>> shorter ground because the chassis electrical connection from the
>> trunk isn't as clean. Not sure if this is true or not but with 2 20'
>> cables you can easily remove the setup in a couple of minutes. Also
>> get at least 4 gauge, 2 gauge is preferrable but anything larger may
>> make it harder when drilling the two holes in the side of the trunk
>> (see below)
>>
>> The battery relocation was fun. It took a good part of a Saturday
>> afternoon during college summer break. You need a large drill bit or
>> dremel bit > 1" because the battery cables are pretty thick. Find the
>> place where the trunk sheet metal meets the outside and drill there.
>> Use rubber grommets for the holes where the cables are routed through
>> the trunk - they should be large enough to fit over the battery
>> terminals and the plastic insulation stuff I mention below. The sheet
>> metal in the side of the trunk a foot away from the gas cap is only
>> 1/8" thick on the Saturn. This is the one metal corner that might cut
>> into the cable (and short positive to negative). You don't want this
>> (lots of sparks!!) so you want the rubber grommets. Be careful with
>> these holes; measure the outside diameter of the middle of the rubber
>> grommet and match the hole diameter as close as possible. If you have
>> a drill bit large enough this is the best solution. Put the rubber
>> grommet on the cable before you pull the cable through the hole. You
>> need to be careful to strap the cables away from suspension parts. I
>> used lots of twist ties and attached a few clamps to the frame under
>> the doors. I also used that plastic battery cable wrap stuff that I
>> got from Meijers - forget what it is called. You need it because it
>> helps protect the cable insulation. Wrap this stuff for the entire
>> length of the cable minus the cable ends. It comes in different
>> colors and I wrapped the positive cable in red and the 20' ground
>> cable in black plastic. If your battery is a side mount terminal you
>> might have to drill holes through the side of the plastic battery box
>> - takes a couple minutes.
>>
>>> "Jonnie Santos" > wrote in message
>>> news:Nqocd.69282$Lo6.15671@fed1read03...
>>> > Thanks for the detailed explanation. Did the cables for the remote
>>> > battery go through the cabin or under the car? Hope you get a
>>> > bazillion
>>> > miles out of your Saturn! (smile)
>>
>> Thanks for reading! }
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