Stupid weather...stupid batteries
It's been worse than a walk-in freezer up here, lately. I just tried to start my truck and the battery is dead. Put the shop charger on it and at the 40 amp setting, I had electrolyte streaming out of...
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westend wrote:
I noticed the battery cable terminations were kind of crudded up. I'll have to pay more attention to those in the future. That, and Ford's stupid door ajar system that is probably the reason for the discharged state (it keeps the overhead light on even with all doors firmly closed).
Crudded up batteries are often a sign of end of life.
I never noticed that all Fords have the overhead light on all the time. You might want to explain that better.
