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Battery Post Corrosion #59190 04/24/02 03:20 PM
Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 93 warner robins, georgia W WR99SVT OP Member
OP WR99SVT Member W Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 93 warner robins, georgia	i have a recurring problem with battery post corrosion. i will clean it off and a few weeks later it will be back, bad. any idea what could be causing this? battery bad? overcharging? no idea here, clue me in. thanks The metric system is the tool of the devil! - Grandpa Simpson 1999 T-Red SVT #89 of 2760 Bullitt Fuel Door Aussie Grills B&M Short Shifter MORE TO COME THIS SUMMER?

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59191 04/24/02 03:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 532 Tampa, FL, USA D DanB Member
DanB Member D Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 532 Tampa, FL, USA	Your battery is probably getting old. The seal between the post and case is leaking, causing acid to escape and corrode the post. Dan B.

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59192 04/24/02 03:49 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee S SVTour98 Member
SVTour98 Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee	it is normal for the posts to corrode. you need to clean up the terminals real good and cover them in grease. that way they won't corrode. -Dan 1998.5 SVT "Black and Blue" #5292 See here for MOD list. "Washing your car to make it rain does not work."

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59193 04/24/02 06:08 PM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My... M MarkO Member
MarkO Member M Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,053 United States of America -- My...	I get a powdery blue crap on mine (+ terminal), anyone else get that ? '98 Mystique LS V6 MTX "Unprofessional driver, wide open course." #9 - Hitting .400 for ever "Wake up the damn Bambino; I'll drill him in the ass." -- Pedro Martinez "The MTX75 was not designed to be a drag racing transmission" -- Terry Haines

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59194 04/24/02 06:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee S SVTour98 Member
SVTour98 Member S Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 1,367 Jerzee	Quote: Originally posted by MarkO: I get a powdery blue crap on mine (+ terminal), anyone else get that ? that's corrosion. clean it up with a wire brush and coat it with grease. -Dan 1998.5 SVT "Black and Blue" #5292 See here for MOD list. "Washing your car to make it rain does not work."

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59195 04/24/02 06:37 PM
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 345 Fairport, NY, US G goldsmi Member
goldsmi Member G Joined: May 2000 Posts: 345 Fairport, NY, US	My OE battery did that on the + terminal. Never could totally prevent it. Optima orange top took care of the problem. AL Red '98 SVT E0 3098/6535 KKM, Elizabethan EGR Plate, TH fix OMP front brace Hightower rear brace DMD B&M with reverse lockout disabled and centering spring removed Mobil 1 oil and trans fluid A6 Side Markers, Optima orange, Horn recontent Painted Sail Panels VooDoo Knob and pedals, RogerR deadpedal Blau Houston & CD changer Cup holders that work Donnelly mirror BAT Sill Plates and a Bullitt fuel door

Re: Battery Post Corrosion #59196 04/24/02 07:05 PM
Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,223 College Park, MD A Andy W. Moderator
Andy W. Moderator A Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,223 College Park, MD	It has a leak of some sort! A Battery should not have any excessive corosion on it. See if the battery post itself is loose. It's probably leaking from around it. -Andy Andy Watson '99 Silver SVT #2397\| DOB 07/29/99 Graci! American Iron Shoot Out - Event Promoter! Check it out, we need your input! Www Dot American Iron Shoot Out Dot Com

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