Nearly dead starter battery - what to expect?
I wrote briefly in another topic. 5 years old, left in a warm climate for 8 months with terminals disconnected. Upon return found it completely discharged, Voc=11.86. Multimeter "might" read lower tha...
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Don't trifle with a failing Chassis Battery. Neighbor just loaned his Class A (on Ford F-53 with V10) to a friend. Friend got to the storage lot and found the battery very low. Kept trying to crank it. I don't know if he even knew the coach (probably) has start assist from the House Batteries, but the Starter Motor and Starter Solenoid both had to be replaced that day. I suspect that permanent magnet starter took a dim view of low cranking voltage and threw in the towel.
