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Originally Posted by vstech
What is all over the battery? Did you put something on it, or is it all acid residue? If that is acid, I'd pull the battery tray, and dump baking soda slurry on the paint, and clean it up well... Assuming the fender isn't already corroded away...
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Yes, that old battery looked absolutely nasty. Although you've already found it had a bad cell and replaced it, I would have recommended removing that battery and giving it a thorough cleaning, especially a baking soda scrub down. Acid contamination of the top of the battery can bleed off some voltage and drain your battery faster than otherwise. A simple test is to measure the voltage between + terminal and various places on the case of the battery, you may be very surprised to see how much voltage is present.
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M. Dillon
'87 124.193 (300TD) "White Whale", ~392k miles, 3.5l IP fitted
'95 124.131 (E300) "Sapphire", 380k miles
'73 Balboa 20 "Sanctification"
Charleston SC
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05-11-2016, 11:38 AM
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