Battery Replacement
10-03-2011, 07:52 AM
#24
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-17-2006
Location: Dallas, GA
Posts: 6,050
They are easy to replace, but if you have to ask, it might be above your skill level.
10-03-2011, 10:23 AM
#26
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Join Date: 10-21-2008
Location: hemet, calif.
Posts: 1,831
Ahhh ok I got :). Phew, ya had me worried for a bit there.
I know there have been a few problems (actually I'd call them symptoms) crop up, which seem to be generated by a low battery that is on the verge of dying. And that seems to be the norm with a lot of vehicles as they have become more dependent on computer based controls.
Ahhh for the good old days of changing points and condenser and setting the dwell and timing every six months or so!! Things were so much better then - getting 20,000 miles out of tires was fantastic - paint that faded or turned chalky after 3 years in the sun. We sure do got it rough now. (sarcasm again).
I know there have been a few problems (actually I'd call them symptoms) crop up, which seem to be generated by a low battery that is on the verge of dying. And that seems to be the norm with a lot of vehicles as they have become more dependent on computer based controls.
Ahhh for the good old days of changing points and condenser and setting the dwell and timing every six months or so!! Things were so much better then - getting 20,000 miles out of tires was fantastic - paint that faded or turned chalky after 3 years in the sun. We sure do got it rough now. (sarcasm again).
10-03-2011, 09:10 PM
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-05-2008
Location: Akron Ohio
Posts: 5,464
Most batteries are vented, even some sealed ones have speacial resealable vents.
Most batteries produce gas and have to be vented. If the battery is inside the car the vent needs to be put outside to get the explosive hydrogen gas out of the car.
Glass mat batteries are sealed but even ones like Optimas that can be mounted upside down and on their side they have pressure relief valves that can release gas if needed and reseal. It is not common for them to vent but if overcharged they can do so as not to explode the case.
So even if a battery claims to be sealed use caution and learn if it is really sealed. Many claim to be but really are not 100% sealed.
Best to stick to a vented battery in a enclosed car just to be safe. I have seen a battery blow up in the interior of a 72 Vette and it was not pretty. Amazing but not pretty.
Most batteries produce gas and have to be vented. If the battery is inside the car the vent needs to be put outside to get the explosive hydrogen gas out of the car.
Glass mat batteries are sealed but even ones like Optimas that can be mounted upside down and on their side they have pressure relief valves that can release gas if needed and reseal. It is not common for them to vent but if overcharged they can do so as not to explode the case.
So even if a battery claims to be sealed use caution and learn if it is really sealed. Many claim to be but really are not 100% sealed.
Best to stick to a vented battery in a enclosed car just to be safe. I have seen a battery blow up in the interior of a 72 Vette and it was not pretty. Amazing but not pretty.
10-18-2013, 09:53 AM
#28
New Member
Join Date: 02-21-2013
Location: Charlotte
Posts: 11
Ok so I'm contemplating changing out the battery. Looking at mine I don't see this "vent".
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
10-18-2013, 10:12 AM
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: 07-17-2011
Location: va
Posts: 130
Ok so I'm contemplating changing out the battery. Looking at mine I don't see this "vent".
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
10-18-2013, 10:21 AM
#30
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Join Date: 12-06-2009
Location: Alabama
Posts: 11,126
Ok so I'm contemplating changing out the battery. Looking at mine I don't see this "vent".
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
Can someone fill me in a little more on this, perhaps describe what this vent should look like?
Also, if anyone has recently replaced a battery please let me know the part no.?
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