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You are thinking of tree blood.

I am talking about tomato fruit

 

Same issue here in Tennessee every other winter !!!

Car and truck Batteries are now only made in two locations in the US and the lead they use is sub standard material do to all the environmental restrictions in place now

As you probably found out this is a Winter time only issue and that's because the very cold air temps freezes the electrolyte inside the battery which freezes at 32 deg . This will not allow full voltage to the starter which is needed to turn over a cold engine

During the warmer spring thru fall weather I don't have any issues with my battery



With the recent frigid cold weather last week here in Middle Tennessee I recorded inside garage temps as low as 20 -25 degrees using my infrared temp gun . Not charging the battery overnight I saw battery voltage as low as 11. 38 volts the next morning . A fully charged battery the next morning voltage was 12 .7 volts and easily started my truck

I even had my battery tender hooked up to my truck for 4 days straight and it easily started up in 28 deg temps in my garage

I'm just using a Battery Tender jr 1.25 amp battery maintainer which I also have one for my Camaro

 

I don’t see any bacon….its not a meal till bacon.

 

Evening everyone

Nice weather finally with temps 40-45 deg here . it was warm enough today you could walk around without a jacket on . The next few days temps even as high as 65 deg by Thursday

 

Fkn Massachusetts all my life (except a year in NY when I was a little kid).

The original battery in my wife's 2005 Rav4 lasted a little more than 10 yrs, mine was 10 or close. Both the Panasonics.

Been about 20-30 the past few days, truck lives outside, plus I don't drive it nearly like I used to. I want to say I put on 7K between last March and now, maybe 6 something. I say that b/c I always leave the 2nd trip odometer to miles driven overall and 1st to the tankful.

 

been up all nite. wife decided to pick a fight 5 minutes before bedtime. she must really be mad about something, cause when she does this... she goes right to bed & sleeps like the dead, knowing full well i'll be up all night worried about it. sigh. You would think after all these years id be immune to it. but nope. still works every time in her advantage.

freezing rain hasnt started yet, but the dogs did just start making noise.

 

Mornin’

 

Good morning

 

Good morning.

 

Good morning everybody!

 

Good Morning!

 

Morning 50+

 

Good morning

 

Good Morning

Currently 43° and rain in the forecast

Have a Neurology appt at the VA in Nashville this afternoon

Have a great day !!!

 

Can't like that one.....but at least you are retired. An older fellow once told me trying to keep a woman happy is harder than keeping a Ford running.

 

Good morning

 

Good morning

 

That happens to you a lot, you should show up late see how they like it.