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~ DOH!!! ~
I learned - DO NOT shower ol' school black tar batteries with WD 40 in an attempt to protect them.
Forgot what an effective tar remover the stuff is LOL! But no harm done, just some goo to clean up.
Why is this Jurassic battery rig still in my B? Not by choice; these Interstate Group 17 HF industrial-duty units came brand new w/ the car 4 yrs ago (yesterday!). 30K miles on they still test as new, what can I say ... with the care they get they'll probably outlast me
~ Marco and Viajero ~
I learned - DO NOT shower ol' school black tar batteries with WD 40 in an attempt to protect them.
Forgot what an effective tar remover the stuff is LOL! But no harm done, just some goo to clean up.
Why is this Jurassic battery rig still in my B? Not by choice; these Interstate Group 17 HF industrial-duty units came brand new w/ the car 4 yrs ago (yesterday!). 30K miles on they still test as new, what can I say ... with the care they get they'll probably outlast me
~ Marco and Viajero ~
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May 29, 2015 03:17 PM
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In reply to # 2999456 by forestghost07
~ DOH!!! ~
... with the care they get they'll probably outlast me
... with the care they get they'll probably outlast me
Marco, hope you have better luck with them than I had. Seemed like I was always changing them out. Finally, I put a 12volt in the boot. That was before Group 26 batts were available.
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May 29, 2015 03:31 PM
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In reply to # 2999456 by forestghost07
with the care they get they'll probably outlast me
Hey Marco my friend!
Provided that care no longer includes the WD40 bathing!
Will we see you at MG2015?
Cheers,
Rick
If I could get all the money back I ever spent on cars. . . I'd spend it on cars. - Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars. - Jack Kerouac
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The journey is the destination.
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Hi Wray, sorry to hear that ... hopefully they weren't like $150 apiece as now? I visited the local Interstate depot and was told these particular ones tend to live long when trickle charged during non use (which I do). They were really surprised to see them in a car haha 
~ Marco and Viajero ~
~ Marco and Viajero ~
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Learned that trick years ago.
Roof repair guys carry WD40 in their bags. Softens asphalt real well. Good for clean ups etc.
I did not know WD40 was mostly Kerosene and oil.
L.W.(Larry)Baygents
63B
77 Spit
Roof repair guys carry WD40 in their bags. Softens asphalt real well. Good for clean ups etc.
I did not know WD40 was mostly Kerosene and oil.
L.W.(Larry)Baygents
63B
77 Spit
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