do you put distilled water in yr battery? even in Canadian winter?
10-22-2001, 02:03 PM
#1
do you put distilled water in yr battery? even in Canadian winter?
the car manual said put distill water in yr battery but what will happen in the winter? won't the water inside the battery freeze? The manual also said put distill water in when your battery indicator says you're below the low mark, but I got a problem, mine doesn't say anything, I don't see any water behind the white cover.
10-22-2001, 02:09 PM
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Originally posted by Nealoc187
The water becomes acid in the battery... I've never heard of it freezing.
The water becomes acid in the battery... I've never heard of it freezing.
dad asked me that question so I asked you guys. But I got a problem, I can't see the fluid behind that white indicator in the battery adn why is there like 10 holes on top of the battery? do I add water to all of those?
10-22-2001, 11:45 PM
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Originally posted by costcowholesale
sorry abt this stupid topic dad asked me that question so I asked you guys. But I got a problem, I can't see the fluid behind that white indicator in the battery adn why is there like 10 holes on top of the battery? do I add water to all of those?
sorry abt this stupid topic
dad asked me that question so I asked you guys. But I got a problem, I can't see the fluid behind that white indicator in the battery adn why is there like 10 holes on top of the battery? do I add water to all of those?
but if your battery is using/losing water, its not a good sign, you will have to replace it soon.
10-23-2001, 12:40 AM
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Originally posted by 99NosMax
you can top off those cell that are low & you should also check each cell w/a batt. hydrometer after it is charged to see if there are any week/shorted cells
but if your battery is using/losing water, its not a good sign, you will have to replace it soon.
you can top off those cell that are low & you should also check each cell w/a batt. hydrometer after it is charged to see if there are any week/shorted cells
but if your battery is using/losing water, its not a good sign, you will have to replace it soon.
10-23-2001, 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by 99NosMax
you can top off those cell that are low & you should also check each cell w/a batt. hydrometer after it is charged to see if there are any week/shorted cells
but if your battery is using/losing water, its not a good sign, you will have to replace it soon.
you can top off those cell that are low & you should also check each cell w/a batt. hydrometer after it is charged to see if there are any week/shorted cells
but if your battery is using/losing water, its not a good sign, you will have to replace it soon.
10-23-2001, 05:20 PM
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how to tell if water is needed
This is what I do. It is hard to see the level of liquid in the battery when you look at it. Put the caps back on the top if you had taken then off. Then clean the dirt off of the front face of the battery where the low/high water mark lines are. Look at the front of the battery as you push the car up and down. This will make the water in the battery move and allows you to see where the water level is. Since there are six seperate chambers, only fill the ones that are low! Only add a few ozs of watter at a time because you don't want to overfill it!
Hope this helps
STEVE
Hope this helps
STEVE
10-23-2001, 05:32 PM
#8
Re: how to tell if water is needed
Originally posted by sascuderi
This is what I do. It is hard to see the level of liquid in the battery when you look at it. Put the caps back on the top if you had taken then off. Then clean the dirt off of the front face of the battery where the low/high water mark lines are. Look at the front of the battery as you push the car up and down. This will make the water in the battery move and allows you to see where the water level is. Since there are six seperate chambers, only fill the ones that are low! Only add a few ozs of watter at a time because you don't want to overfill it!
Hope this helps
STEVE
This is what I do. It is hard to see the level of liquid in the battery when you look at it. Put the caps back on the top if you had taken then off. Then clean the dirt off of the front face of the battery where the low/high water mark lines are. Look at the front of the battery as you push the car up and down. This will make the water in the battery move and allows you to see where the water level is. Since there are six seperate chambers, only fill the ones that are low! Only add a few ozs of watter at a time because you don't want to overfill it!
Hope this helps
STEVE
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