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Re: Weekend driving + Midget question

To: Swift Justice <samesq@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Weekend driving + Midget question
From: Kate & Gary Bales <kgb@clipper.net>
Date: Mon, 24 May 1999 19:36:55 -0700
Cc: Peggy Bohler <pbohler@wenet.net>, spridgets@autox.team.net
References: <3.0.5.32.19990523225111.0079a2f0@mail.wenet.net> <3748EBEF.C5513FCB@pacbell.net>
Reply-to: Kate & Gary Bales <kgb@clipper.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Hi Steve,
I know this is going to sound strange, but take the top off your battery and 
drop a
couple aspirin tablets into each cell.  the acid in the aspirin might 
rejuvenate it
just enough to where it will take a charge.
Kate

Swift Justice wrote:

> Peggy Bohler wrote:
>
> > Hey Spridgeteers!
> >
> > Is that Midget back on the road yet, Steve?
>
> Unfortunately no.  Here's what I've done:
>
> Took apart the fuse box completely, cleaned all contacts and replaced all
> fuses.
> Checked ground and positive cables
> Hooked up 12v test light to battery. (It's all I have, no voltmeter)  tester
> still lights off of battery, lights when touched to ignition switch relay.
>
> I believe that the prince of darkness had struck and that the generator has
> gone to meet Sir Lucas, causing me to run off of battery power and draining it
> so low that it won't even jump or provide even weak juice for the lights, etc.
> The battery is only about a year old and was disconnected with the cut off
> switch about half that time anyway.
>
> Was going to put in a new battery to test this out but as we all know the 
>space
> behind the old heater box is pretty small and I do not have another battery to
> fit - going to have to remove the heater box.  It's o.k.  It was slated to 
>come
> out anyway and was one of my last things to paint in the engine compartment
> before the car goes up for sale this summer.
>
> Steve.
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