before changing the batt, take the cables off and clean them and the battery with
LOTS of baking soda and water. It will fizzzzzzzzzzzz up and get rid of any acid
and corrosion on the terminals.
fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
> ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! I leave work, jump in truck and PHFFFFFFT! Nutin!
> Get a jump and the light brightens up (under hood light), it starts
> momentarily but dies right afterwards. After that it wouldn't even take a jump
> (cables were smokin' real good though!)... ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
>
> Because it won't take a jump I'm thinking bad cell but that's as far as my
> simple mind will go... What do you guru's think? Should I just through a
> battery at it or is there something else I should be checking?? Oh yeah, my
> bat. cables are big time corroded with whatever that stuff is that oxidizes on
> the terminals... Does that mean anything?
> Tom
> '98 Sport, V8, 4x4 CC
>
> P.S. Please help soon as I gotta' drive a Terd Exploder (w/Firestone tires no
> less!) until I get my rig up and running again. Thanks!
-- -=Mike Kuriger 1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8 2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7
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