Date:         Wed, 25 Apr 1990 02:03:20 -0400
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From:         steve@molly.tn.cornell.edu (S.Smith)
Subject:      Re:  '56 Kombi Update

added water to the battery ??

If you have been running a cell low for a while its probably cooked -
yur battery might put out only enough current to light lights and not
enough for the ultimate test - turning the starter.

electrical stuff is seldom that mysterious unless you have had a wiring
fire in my exp.

Did you try measuring the density of the electrolyte in each cell
(hygrometer from kmart for a couple bucks will do it) to test above thy?

ss

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