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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Over the years, me too Jeff...but the last two did it for me. Went to a local battery rebuilder/ seller and got a 'blemished' Grp 36r - 650 cca</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">3 yr warranty... same as the neverstart from Walmart...….$66.00 including tax . I asked him if he had seen this before with a "Wallybattery" and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">he just laughed and said "Yea...probably three or four a month" <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">Made up a paste of baking soda and coated everything on that side of the genset... lotsa of bubbling then rinsed it down and installed new</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">battery... I'm good to go now</DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face="Segoe UI">john</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>From:</B> Jeff Scarbrough <<A href="mailto:fishplate@gmail.com">fishplate@gmail.com</A>></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Cc:</B> shop-talk <<A href="mailto:shop-talk@autox.team.net">shop-talk@autox.team.net</A>></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Sent:</B> 07/06/2026 10:01:52 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Segoe UI'; COLOR: #000000"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Shop-talk] battery explosion clean up</DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr>I've used dozens of WalMart batteries with no problems. If I recall, there are a very limited number of battery manufacturers in the US. Maybe 95% are made by one of two companies. </DIV><BR>
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