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KotaKid21
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
13:34:09
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Has anyone else had any Battery Problems? I had a battery go bad and was replaced under warranty at about 20,000k mi. Now the new one has lots of corrosion around the terminals. It's a real pretty baby blue color, but I don't think I want it to stay! What's the best way to clean/prevent the problem in the first place? Thanks.
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mj
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
13:54:31
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battery terminal washers...they are made of felt (I think). One is usually red and the other is green for the respective positive/negative terminals. I don't know how, but they do a good job of preventing corrosion on the terminals. You should be able to find them at any auto parts store and they are cheap.
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Doug
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
13:57:15
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make sure you clean the terminals off first with a mixture of baking soda and water. Take an old toothbrush and scrub away.
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reddak318
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
22:14:25
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it's wierd you brought that up mine just crapped out on my 97,got a new battery from sears, guarantee and everything. Definitely make sure the terminals are clean dude cause you dont want to get stuck in the middle of no where w/ corroded terminals. it will never start
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reddak318
Dodge Dakota
11/29/2001
22:15:06
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it's wierd you brought that up mine just crapped out on my 97,got a new battery from sears, guarantee and everything. Definitely make sure the terminals are clean dude cause you dont want to get stuck in the middle of no where w/ corroded terminals. it will never start
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KotaKid21
Dodge Dakota
11/30/2001
08:44:55
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Thanks for the info, any idea as to what may cause the color of the positive terminal's corrosion to be a light blue?
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HSKR
Dodge Dakota
11/30/2001
15:27:51
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Dissimiliar metal, and electrochemical corrosion. The battery terminal, and the cable are two different metal types. With the electicity flowing through it for the electrochemical reation, and some moisture is causes corrosion. The color correlates with the type of metal and type of corrosion.
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