running vehicle with dead engine battery?
I have a dead engine battery house batteries are good I can start the rv using a button on the dash that will use the house batteries. will I do any damage to the alternator, etc by driving with...
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Pop the caps off the starting battery so you can see inside with a flashlight. Battery must be filled correctly. No exposed plates.
Jumper start engine and let it run for a few minutes.
Visually check all the cells with a flashlight. If any are boiling vigorously then the vehicle is unsafe to drive. Find a way to get a battery.
Most starting batteries fail high resistance. If a cell is shorted the electrolyte will boil. To ease your worries take a rest stop and run your hand over the outside of the battery. No way to swap a house battery temporarily a d slip a sock over the flopping positive terminal?
Pop the caps off the starting battery so you can see inside with a flashlight. Battery must be filled correctly. No exposed plates.
Jumper start engine and let it run for a few minutes.
Visually check all the cells with a flashlight. If any are boiling vigorously then the vehicle is unsafe to drive. Find a way to get a battery.
Most starting batteries fail high resistance. If a cell is shorted the electrolyte will boil. To ease your worries take a rest stop and run your hand over the outside of the battery. No way to swap a house battery temporarily a d slip a sock over the flopping positive terminal?
