Re: [MV] 6TL Charging Problems

From: rertman@ix.netcom.com
Date: Fri Jul 04 2003 - 15:47:50 PDT


Pay a visit to: www.sciencelab.com

They have an anti-sulfation chemical that you can add to the your
battery and prevent the plates from sulfating.
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Maybe you can buy it at an agricultural or commercial truck supply placed, too.

Dick

Jim Newton wrote:
>
> Hi Kenneth...
>
> Take it to your local battery house (not Pep Boys...an industrial or
> agricultural battery place) and ask them to zap the battery and test
> it for you. Most places charge around $10 to do this. In almost all
> cases, this will revive the battery. The plates on the 6TL batteries
> are so thick that they are not prone to corrosion or decay. The
> problem that they have in HMVs is they build up sulfation. Zapping
> the battery blows off the sulfation.
>
> Good luck!
>
> >Greetings list. My deuce tractor suddenly developed a starting problem. I had
> >one episode of slower cranking and then no start. I checked the batteries and
> >the rear battery was at 13+ volts. The front was at 10.5 volts. Slaved the
> >truck and took it for a spin. Volt meter reading was normal. Parked the truck,
> >attempted to restart, click click. Today I pulled the low battery and hooked
> >it up to the charger. The battery just isn't accepting a charge. I even went
> >around the battery with a small dead blow hammer and gave it a few taps. These
> >batteries appear recent. Any ideas what might cause one battery to do this or
> >is it just a bad battery? It's never been center tapped by me and I seriously
> >doubt if the previous owner center tapped it. Can I get away with replacing
> >just one battery? 6TLs in my area are near $150.
> >Regards,
> >Kenny
> >
> >Kenneth Engle
> >Loxahatchee FL
> >71 A.M. General M35A2
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