Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 12:43:06 -0700
Reply-To: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
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Success! Thank you all very much & have a great weekend!
I do have a little red gunk left on my hands that didn't come off yet and I did clean it off my tools, like battery acid it seems to go everywhere but I come from a farm family so dirt doesn't bother me.
Donna 87 syncro
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On Jun 7, 2013, at 11:37 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
> Anti-corrosion grease, you can wear vinyl gloves if you don't want to touch
> it, but it's harmless. Wear old clothes, battery acid seems to jump out
> onto clothes too.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donna Skarloken [mailto:dskarloken@gmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 10:13 AM
> To: Stuart MacMillan
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Subject: Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
>
> There is red gunk all over both terminals - what is that?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:59 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, get a strap, it's an essential Vanagon tool and you'll likely
>> need it again someday. Not all modern batteries come with a handle.
>>
>> Stuart
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>> Behalf Of Donna Skarloken
>> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:27 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
>>
>> Thanks everyone; I thought that I should remove negative/ ground first
>> but thanks for reminder. I think my dad had a battery removal strap
>> but no idea what happened to it. Maybe I will go get strap and battery
>> first, sounds easier.
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Remember to remove the negative terminal first, and install it last.
>>>
>>>
>>> Angus
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Donna Skarloken
>>> <dskarloken@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> I think my battery is completely dead (87 sincere 7-passenger). It
>>>> seems
>> fairly straightforward but is there anything in particular I need to
>> know to remove the battery properly? My local FLAPS has a replacement
>> battery so I am going to remove it, take it for the core charge and
> install the new one.
>> The only other time I have done this was on my air-cooled pickup, and
>> that was a while ago.
>>>>
>>>> I have the day off so I can actually take a little time to do and
>>>> learn
>> some of my own maintenance.
>>>>
>>>> Donna, 87 sincere
>
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