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Old Sep 2, 2009 | 02:38 PM
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Talking Re: winterizing virgin

If stored in a garage you might add some moth ***** around the tires or better yet get mouse pellets, they like insulation and padding. >>>>>>>>>>>>Not to be placed inside<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Best value I have found is the 2 amp battery float charger, NOT a battery charger. Available at walmart for about 18.88$ recently. I test each one I have bought for all 6 vehicles and riding things and the OPEN CIRCUIT voltage was always like 13.6 - 14.0 with limited energy so you wont bake the battery. Harbor freight has useful multimeters for checking these sort of things on sale for $2.99 and includes a durn backlight that my Flukes dont have.

Had a little skid loader that lost a battery every winter before, now its still perky after about 4 years of battery tender maintenence.

Woody

PS. I have done a fair amount of testing of the "battery desulphator units" SHOWN and have not been to detect any improvement or benefit over the Much Less costly tenders..

THe 440 shown has a pigtail that pops off without opening the trunk and it is an added benefit if you get going without remembering that your teather to the battery was NOT disconnected.



I designed and added an accumulator to the 10 Quart oil system to my Challenger so I always start with oil pressure before cranking the key over. Sitting causes drain-down and that is tough on a HIGH compression toy after the winter or a long quiet spell..WW
 
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