Giant Purple Snorklewacker
Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork
3/11/11 11:08 p.m.

Now, before you have to spend 45 minutes with a battery charger after you are finished... you might miss a good time playing pool with your friends.

Diesels have 2 batteries for a reason. That reason is not so you can ignore one of them.

This is a public service announcement.

jhaas
jhaas Reader
3/11/11 11:40 p.m.

i think im in the same mode tonight...

gamby
gamby SuperDork
3/12/11 12:28 a.m.

I have to remember to hook my car (the one in storage) up to the trickle charger--it's been awhile--probably dead.

AndreGT6
AndreGT6 Dork
3/12/11 7:18 a.m.

Yeah had the same issue. Battery showed good power, but she would not turn over. Turned out to be build up on the posts.

Wire brushed them clean and presto.

Luke
Luke SuperDork
3/12/11 7:22 a.m.

What not to do, is flick yourself in the eye with a tiny bit of battery terminal muck while going nuts with the wire brush.

calteg
calteg New Reader
3/12/11 7:51 a.m.

Or accidentally get a lungfull of that crystallized blue stuff. It burns!

Conquest351
Conquest351 Reader
3/12/11 11:53 a.m.

BG makes an awesome terminal cleaner. We use it here at the dealership. Spray it on, it disolves all that corrosion and then there's a red coating you spray on there to keep it from returning. Did it to my P71 YEARS ago when I worked at Firestone in Austin, still haven't seen a bit of corrosion on there.

TIGMOTORSPORTS
TIGMOTORSPORTS Reader
3/12/11 4:46 p.m.

Rinse

Pour Baking Soda or Coca Cola onto terminals

Wait a few minutes

Rinse

Done if its a POS - dry with a disposal rag if not

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