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From: Ace on 21 Mar 2010 13:27 So the battery on J's Peugeot seems to be on the way out, but I know there's some experts here so I thought I'd see if there's anything I can do to extend its life. Symptoms are that it's been reluctant to start for a few weeks, with clearly only just enough charge to get it going. That is to say that it's turning the engine over at noticeably lower speed than normal. Today, only three days after it did a long run (100"km) it wouldn't start at all. A push start got it going first time, and then it was driven home, a distance of 140km. Now the battery's giving just enough to start it, but clearly is lacking. So I've taken it out and checked fluid levels - all cells are at the normal level - and put it on charge, where it's drawing 2A. So clearly I'll need to get a new one, but was wondering if removing some of the old fluid and topping up with unused battery acid would extend its life, at least for a few days untuil I get a new one. Any thoughts?
From: steve auvache on 21 Mar 2010 13:40 In article <98lcq5l93kpkig889odd5o7cqnmjd22m47(a)4ax.com>, Ace <b.rogers(a)ifrance.com> writes >So the battery on J's Peugeot seems to be on the way out, >So clearly I'll need to get a new one, but was wondering if removing >some of the old fluid and topping up with unused battery acid would >extend its life, at least for a few days untuil I get a new one. Any >thoughts? It might or it might not depending on what is causing the old battery to misbehave. Worth doing if you happen to have a surplus of acid left over from dissolving the evidence anyway because it certainly won't be any worse after. -- steve auvache VN750 Third gear has scope. SR250 The SpazzTrakka (Improved).
From: Derek Turner on 21 Mar 2010 13:44 On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:27:28 +0100, Ace wrote: > So clearly I'll need to get a new one, but was wondering if removing > some of the old fluid and topping up with unused battery acid would > extend its life, at least for a few days untuil I get a new one. Any > thoughts? Try painting it pink: it will do just as much good. It's fucked. Get a new one tomorrow as soon as the shops open.
From: steve robinson on 21 Mar 2010 13:47 Ace wrote: > So the battery on J's Peugeot seems to be on the way out, but I know > there's some experts here so I thought I'd see if there's anything I > can do to extend its life. > > Symptoms are that it's been reluctant to start for a few weeks, with > clearly only just enough charge to get it going. That is to say that > it's turning the engine over at noticeably lower speed than normal. > > Today, only three days after it did a long run (100"km) it wouldn't > start at all. A push start got it going first time, and then it was > driven home, a distance of 140km. Now the battery's giving just > enough to start it, but clearly is lacking. > > So I've taken it out and checked fluid levels - all cells are at the > normal level - and put it on charge, where it's drawing 2A. > > So clearly I'll need to get a new one, but was wondering if removing > some of the old fluid and topping up with unused battery acid would > extend its life, at least for a few days untuil I get a new one. Any > thoughts? Before you condemn the battery , check the obvous like drive belts , loose connections etc .
From: Ace on 21 Mar 2010 13:51
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:47:19 +0000, "steve robinson" <steve(a)colevalleyinteriors.co.uk> wrote: >Ace wrote: >> So clearly I'll need to get a new one, but was wondering if removing >> some of the old fluid and topping up with unused battery acid would >> extend its life, at least for a few days untuil I get a new one. Any >> thoughts? > >Before you condemn the battery , check the obvous like drive belts , >loose connections etc . Pretty sure it's all hunky dory in that dept. Followed her home tonight and all lights, etc. are working fine, and the battery's taken a little charge, but not much. |