Posted by Randy-IA on February 08, 2008 at 19:20:24 from (207.177.83.79):
In Reply to: Battery's posted by N rendrag on February 08, 2008 at 06:42:32:
I just had good luck with two 5 year old batteries in a couple of vehicles I seldom use . Both of them discharged and froze slightly - not solid though . On one ( a regular walmart special top post type ) I took a old very small antifreeze tester and sucked the fluid out of each cell and then squirted it back in as hard as possible a few times to agitate and break up any sulfation . Then put it on ten amps for a few days . Let it rest a couple days then put it on a trickle charge of .035 amps for a couple of weeks . I did the same for the other one except it was a sealed maint. free battery so the agitating of fluids wasn't done . I just started the vehicle that that one was from with it tonight . They both took a couple of days to start taking a charge at ten amps , more amps would be better but watch to make sure you don't boil them dry . I put a load tester on both of them and they both took a thirty second load that had the coils glowing bright red . So at least one is good again and the other is untested other than the load tester . The second battery has a 400 hp chevy engine to start . I'll try that tomorrow and see if it wiil do it . This has worked for me before but the batteries don't last much more than a year after doing this in my experience . Your results may vary . Good luck . ... Randy
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