The Crusty Cuda: Whole lotta Shakin' (N96) Goin' on!

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by John Brown

3in1 Electric Motor oil is 10W. Ya gotta be sure it says 'Electric Motor' on the can, cause the garden variety can has different (unknown to me) stuff in it.

I remember that stuff! But now I have to find a 1970 era tin can of it. I may actually have it somewhere! Looks like the new stuff is rated at SAE20

[njsteve]

I pulled a plug out to check how things are burning. Looks very nice. The color change point on the electrode is right at the 90 degree bend point from light grey to dark grey. I am quite pleased with that. (Running 1/4 tank of 100 octane leaded avgas and 3/4 tank of 93 unleaded super.)

[njsteve]

And Fedex Ground strikes again.

I found the only remaining TurboStart reproduction Mopar group 27 size AGM battery left in the United States. (No other sizes available either - this was an orphan sitting on a shelf).

TurboStart stopped making them a over a year and half ago and keeps delaying any new production til who knows when (maybe later this summer, last I heard from them).

Shipped from Jegs on Tuesday for a Thursday delivery via Fedex Ground...Shows up Monday busted and leaking acid from the bottom of the box.

Jegs immediately refunded my money. Fedex doesn't give a crap and won't pick it up because it's toxic waste (LOL). Jegs told me to dumpster it.

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Cut Top off and make a battery topper out of it for future use on a modern battery.
Nice Work Steve on that Cuda !

[njsteve]

I was thinking of that but where/how do you dispose of the acid and battery guts? And how do you cut the case without causing a high amperage short. You cant use a sawzall, it would ground out between the cells.

Any advice?

[XXXGoldL34M20]

Originally Posted by njsteve

I was thinking of that but where/how do you dispose of the acid and battery guts? And how do you cut the case without causing a high amperage short. You cant use a sawzall, it would ground out between the cells.

Any advice?

I empty the acid out first through the top holes then cut along the very top edges with a cutting wheel, never had a problem with electricity or sparks. A few of my friends had those older Acid Filled DELCO Reproduction batteries that went capute on them and I tell them don't toss it I'll take it LOL in the end they make a very nice looking topper IMO.
Side terminal battery I just Velcro the top on to a modern battery. Top post batteries takes a little more time as you have to cut those poles away first and free up the plastic around them using a small dremel bit to dig around the edges of the poles.

Keep in mind the batteries were DEAD before I started. Maybe after you empty the Acid it will loose it's Power or actually use the battery some how to kill the power ?

[njsteve]

The problem is that this is an AGM battery with the gel-coated plates and does not use liquid acid so there’s no way to pour out the acid.

[L_e_e]

Originally Posted by njsteve

I was thinking of that but where/how do you dispose of the acid and battery guts? And how do you cut the case without causing a high amperage short. You cant use a sawzall, it would ground out between the cells.

Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l665eovBlEk

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by L_e_e

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l665eovBlEk

OMG! No gloves, sandals, and squeezing out the acid with his hands. Then hand-filing the lead plates in the open air with a flame to melt the lead.
Sure isn't any OSHA regs over in that place. Truly frightening indeed.

And when he dips his bare hand holding a cut-off soda bottle, into the blue barrel of sulphuric acid to fill the battery - now that's exciting!!!