Battery Terminals
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Topic: Battery Terminals
Posted By: Charlie175
Subject: Battery Terminals
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 1:58pm
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My Ram 2500 (2008) has the chronic ability to get a black film on the positive terminal that requires monthly cleaning or it dies. I've tried different remedies but nothing seems to work: Coke Terminal acid neutralizer Electric Paste Dielectric grease
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Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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Posted By: sparky
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 2:03pm
I coat my battery terminals with a product named WHIP. Bought it years ago at the national farm machinery show and have had good luck with it.
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Posted By: Stan IL&TN
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 3:06pm
Replace battery. It is leaking around the post. You can clean it up good and try some RTV between the post and the battery case and it might help.
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1957 WD45 dad's first AC
1968 one-seventy
1956 F40 Ferguson
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Posted By: ihc pickups
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 3:13pm
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I will second the product WHIP. I likewise bought mine at a far show and it has worked for me.
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Mike
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Posted By: littlemarv
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 6:04pm
I scoffed at those green and red felt washers from Napa for years. Terminals on the minivan with all that electronic crap corroded like I have never seen, I tried the washers on a whim. Now I have them on all my batteries.
I've also taken an old timers suggestion and super glued a penny near each post.
Both worked well.
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Posted By: Amos
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 8:33pm
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Your post is leaking causing your problem, need a new battery.
I use vaseline, have been for years never have a problem, when I use it!
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2018 at 10:29pm
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like Marv, I also use them little oily washers on most of my batteries, I have also sprayed WD40 on the terminals, but Charlie, your battery is fu-barred or soon will be. also there used to be a spray plastic sold in auto parts stores, in an aerosol can, after putting the cables on i'd spray it with that stuff and it would seal the whole thing until I took a cable off, that worked well, I also used that stuff on distributor caps and wires that were prone to sucking up moisture. I haven't seen it on the shelves for several years now, and the no know it alls at the counters don't know anything about it either.
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Posted By: Charlie175
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2018 at 5:56am
Thanks. Looks like a new battery is to be had.
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Charlie
'48 B, '51 CA, '56 WD45 '61 D17, '63 D12, '65 D10 , '68 One-Ninety XTD
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Posted By: Coke-in-MN
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2018 at 4:31pm
Di-electric grease - like used on AL wires will also help prevent the corrosion .
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