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:
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 the cap vents. It must be frozen to act like that. The case sides are not bulged and I've now pulled it to thaw inside the shop. After it thaws and is charged, I'll put the hydrometer on it and fill the cells.
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).
sounds like the battery was discharged. a reasonably charged battery electrolyte won't freeze even at -40F/C. a discharged battery will freeze not much below 32F.
