Mark
The felt washer can work; you need to put ATF or grease on them and
maintain them that way.
The biggest problem is that as the battery charges it outgases and carries
some acid with it. The acid collects on the top of the battery which
completes the circuit, which promotes corrosion and battery drain. The felt
washers with ATF or grease or most any grease at the posts will stop or slow
the migration of the acid to the terminals. So grease your terminals, cable
connections and clean any acid off the battery.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
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Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 3:36 PM
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Subject: Re: [Tigers] non Tiger-battery
Thanks to all. I will try the dialectic grease. I have the felt washers,
and you're right, they do nothing.
Mark
In a message dated 10/22/2010 1:43:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
v8tracker@gmail.com writes:
Mark,
I don't know the exact scientific explanation, but the preventative is to
keep air from getting to the terminals.
I now use the same dialectic grease I put on spark plug terminals. Though a
bit messy, the old-fashioned yellowish-brown wheel bearing grease used to
work very well, but I haven't been able to find it for years.
I seldom have to clean terminals between battery replacements as long as I
renew the dialectic grease occasionally. The red and green felt washers the
parts stores always try to sell you with a battery have never worked for
me..
HTH,
A. C. Tynes
New Orleans
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> What causes battery terminals to corrode? The positive on
> my truck is good for about 6 months and then it 's cleaning
> time again. The battery was recently replaced and the same
> problem is back.
> Mark L
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