[Tigers] non Tiger-battery

[Ron Fraser]

Mark
	The felt washer can work; you need to put ATF or grease on them and
maintain them that way.

The biggest problem is that as the battery charges it outgases and carries
some acid with it.  The acid collects on the top of the battery which
completes the circuit, which promotes corrosion and battery drain.  The felt
washers with ATF or grease or most any grease at the posts will stop or slow
the migration of the acid to the terminals.  So grease your terminals, cable
connections and clean any acid off the battery.

Ron Fraser

-----Original Message-----
From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of CoolVT at aol.com
Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36 PM
To: v8tracker at gmail.com; tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Tigers] non Tiger-battery


Thanks to all. I will try the dialectic grease.   I have the felt washers,
and you're right, they do nothing.
Mark


In a message dated 10/22/2010 1:43:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
v8tracker at gmail.com writes:

Mark,

I don't know the exact scientific explanation, but the  preventative is to
keep air from getting to the terminals.

I now  use the same dialectic grease I put on spark plug terminals. Though a
bit  messy, the old-fashioned yellowish-brown wheel bearing grease used to
work  very well, but I haven't been able to find it for years.

I seldom have  to clean terminals between battery replacements as long as I
renew the  dialectic grease occasionally. The red and green felt washers the
parts  stores always try to sell you with a battery have never worked for
me..

HTH,
A. C. Tynes
New Orleans


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>
> What causes battery terminals to corrode?  The  positive on
> my truck is good for about 6 months and then it 's cleaning
>  time  again.  The battery was recently replaced and the same
> problem is  back.
> Mark L
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