Thread: Odd electrical problem

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I did replace all the cables about a year ago to get rid of the clamp on ends from the previous owner. So far it hasn't acted up so I am thinking the battery had an intermittent short. That will be a first in my 40 some years of wrenching to have a battery come and go, they usually just go.

If the battery is emiting fumes it has a weak cell...I'll bet if you put a load on it with the caps off one of the cells will be bubbling.. They can still sort of work when they are like that..

Originally Posted by willowbilly3

I did replace all the cables about a year ago to get rid of the clamp on ends from the previous owner. So far it hasn't acted up so I am thinking the battery had an intermittent short. That will be a first in my 40 some years of wrenching to have a battery come and go, they usually just go.

Over the years I've had a couple of batteries develop weak cells and one of them was barely 6 months old. They would take a charge but they wouldn't hold it and a load test confirmed it.