 New Battery, much needed |
  |
 Feb 27, 2008 - 10:54 PM
|
 
|
 Enthusiast  Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%)  |
I was about to go to a friends house tonight, get in my car, go to start it...click click click click..."crap". Went over to Schucks and got a new battery. Get home and go to unhook the old one, but because of the corrosion the wrench can't even get a grip. here's a pic:
 Do you guy's think that just using some battery cleaner on it would work? -------------------- "A true car enthusiast can see the potential in any car"
 QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 3, 2008 - 2:01 PM)  i rather be a slow turtle in risk of extinction, than a fast locust, that you can see everywhere and need to be terminated. |
|
Feb 27, 2008 - 11:23 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
just lightly tap on it with a wrench. then you can clean it off with some baking soda and water.
-------------------- 15PSI - 30MPG - Megasquirt Tuned
|
|
Feb 28, 2008 - 12:00 AM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
hmm, never heard of the baking soda and water trick. Thanks, I'll try that.
-------------------- "A true car enthusiast can see the potential in any car"
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 3, 2008 - 2:01 PM) i rather be a slow turtle in risk of extinction, than a fast locust, that you can see everywhere and need to be terminated. |
|
Feb 28, 2008 - 9:21 AM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Jun 10, '07 From Riverside, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Or you can pour coke on it and then clean your cables off.
--------------------  She's Alive...... Again!!! QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Nov 17, 2009 - 5:53 AM) QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Nov 16, 2009 - 8:53 PM) QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Nov 16, 2009 - 11:51 PM) Sweet Jesus. You rang? Sorry, wrong number. :laugh: |
|
Feb 28, 2008 - 9:25 AM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Jan 18, '08 From Houston Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%) |
or you can just install new terminals. they arnt expensive; a few bucks from your local wal*mart for cheap ones. Or up to 25 bucks for some crazy- platinum with auxiliary out's.
But coke works wonders. It's the carbonation. -------------------- QUOTE (presure2 @ Nov 6, 2010 - 6:16 AM) Via FB: fcuking awsome!!! D-man FTW! QUOTE (DEATH @ Nov 11, 2008 - 5:40 PM) Damn D-Man - most impressive. QUOTE (99GT @ Nov 14, 2008 - 4:04 PM) D-Man's post should be a sticky QUOTE (samir0189 @ Nov 4, 2008 - 10:50 AM) LOL, oh boy, you can always count on D-Man for ridiculously hilarious posts. |
|
Feb 28, 2008 - 11:03 AM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
The baking soda and water seemed to work really well. I was able to get the cables off and put the new batter in w/ no problem after using it. Only thing that wound up giving me trouble was the fact that the socket got stuck onto the nut that holds the terminal and had a hard time just to get it off. I had to take the nut with the socket off and use a new one
 But the car starts up right away now 
-------------------- "A true car enthusiast can see the potential in any car"
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 3, 2008 - 2:01 PM) i rather be a slow turtle in risk of extinction, than a fast locust, that you can see everywhere and need to be terminated. |
|
Feb 28, 2008 - 5:52 PM
|
|
 Enthusiast Joined Apr 12, '07 From Houston, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Seriously dude, go to autozone and get some brass contacts. They're like 3 bucks each and they're corrosion resistant. Really good conductivity too.
-------------------- "He won't come out of the bathroom. He keeps telling us we're dark somethings and not his friends."
"Hmm. Ask him if he's the dragon reborn." "What?" "Just do it." ".......He said yes." "Tell him you are not darklings. He should open up." ".......Sweet. Thanks." "No problem." |
|
Feb 29, 2008 - 12:41 AM
|
|
|
Enthusiast Joined Mar 19, '07 From Washington Currently Offline Reputation: 9 (100%) |
Yeah I just might do that...You think Schucks has them? The closest Autozone is an hour away
-------------------- "A true car enthusiast can see the potential in any car"
QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Oct 3, 2008 - 2:01 PM) i rather be a slow turtle in risk of extinction, than a fast locust, that you can see everywhere and need to be terminated. |
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:
| Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: February 18th, 2025 - 6:39 PM |