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deuce_roadster · 01-27-2017, 01:39 AM

I learned the hard way that ALL electrical trouble shooting begins with the battery. I had a brand new battery with a shorted cell. An old timer had me try to start the car while he watched with the caps off the battery and one of the cells bubbled like it had an alka selter in it.

01-27-2017, 01:39 AM	#28
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 4,043	Re: Electrical drain, battery won't maintain charge? I learned the hard way that ALL electrical trouble shooting begins with the battery. I had a brand new battery with a shorted cell. An old timer had me try to start the car while he watched with the caps off the battery and one of the cells bubbled like it had an alka selter in it.