pjsmetana
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The day after Christmas my Dad came over to hang out with me. I decided to take him for a ride in my Spitfire, as hes only ever seen pictures of it. When we stopped for gas I turned the key to find I had barely enough power to turn the starter. Last time I encountered this I just popped the bonnet and tapped the battery terminal then tried to crank it again. Well, this time I tapped it, tried, and nothing. Then I tightened the negative terminal, as thats been the problem child since day 1, and still nothing. Even after tightening the terminal I could just grab it and pull it straight off. My lead terminals are only about 6 months old but seemed to have stretched terribly.
My fix as of yesterday morning was new BRASS terminals and a new red top Duralast battery with a 7 year warranty.
Is my fix good enough to keep this from happening again or is there something else I need to try? I keep a tender on the battery and clean the terminals regularly with baking soda/distilled water and a tooth brush.
Anyone else have this sorta issue? How did you keep it from happening again?
My fix as of yesterday morning was new BRASS terminals and a new red top Duralast battery with a 7 year warranty.
Is my fix good enough to keep this from happening again or is there something else I need to try? I keep a tender on the battery and clean the terminals regularly with baking soda/distilled water and a tooth brush.
Anyone else have this sorta issue? How did you keep it from happening again?