[Shop-talk] add water to "maintenance-free" battery?

[Rochlin Robert]

The starter on my TR6 was, as far as I can tell, original to the car. Over the years it cranked slower and slower, but always started the car..  Eventually it engaged so slowly that it, on occasion, started to grind the flywheel.  After careful examination of the wiring failed to find any issues had it rebuilt and was amazed at the greatly improved performance.
	Best,
	Bob

> On Jul 21, 2019, at 8:52 PM, DAVID MASSEY via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> Check your connections at the battery and the starter.  And the negative to the block.  A corroded connector at any of those locations can make it look like a weak battery.  I once replaced a starter for similar symptoms and when I pulled the cable off of the solenoid on the starter I noticed it was burnt.  My old starter was probably OK but I installed the new gear-reduction starter mostly for the cool factor.  That's what it is all about anyway, isn't it.
> 
> Dave 
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Daniels via Shop-talk <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> To: Shop-talk <Shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sun, Jul 21, 2019 5:18 pm
> Subject: [Shop-talk] add water to "maintenance-free" battery?
> 
> I suspect this has come up before, but my quick archive search didn't turn up
> anything.
> 
> The DieHard in my TR6 is several years old, but it sits on a Battery MINDer
> most of the time. Lately when I start the car, I first get one short "Rrr"
> like a dead battery. But keep trying and it turns over *very* reluctantly for
> a few revs, then (so far) builds speed, and eventually starts. After a drive,
> it starts normally.
> 
> It's now sat for a day, so I figured I'd check the water level - but, uh-oh,
> can't figure out a way to get the cover off without tearing up the battery.
> See attached photo. I can pry on the two ends and get them to barely move, but
> the edges of the cover don't budge with gentle prying.
> 
> Out of the car, I measure >12.8V, and it's never had any corrosion etc. Is
> there anything I can do with this thing?
> 
> Thanks
> Lee
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