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chef-beavis · 11-19-2019, 11:13 PM

Ugggghhhh....talk about reviving an old one! I now have a 2013. Replaced the battery last year. Still clean. Sorry to see this one. Looks like you caught it in time, though.

Rock-It Man · 11-20-2019, 08:29 AM

As others have said, the battery is not sealed and it is vented through a tube.

Eventually, an old battery will build up deposits that can force the battery acid out or cause the case to bulge. The battery in post #13 seems to have caused some acid damage.

7 years is really pushing it. OP, I would change the battery now, whether it still works or not. And be sure to get the right battery with a vent tube fitting. The vent is needed because the battery vents hydrogen, which is highly flammable if trapped in the trunk.

chef-beavis · 11-20-2019, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rock-It Man

As others have said, the battery is not sealed and it is vented through a tube.

Eventually, an old battery will build up deposits that can force the battery acid out or cause the case to bulge. The battery in post #13 seems to have caused some acid damage.

7 years is really pushing it. OP, I would change the battery now, whether it still works or not. And be sure to get the right battery with a vent tube fitting. The vent is needed because the battery vents hydrogen, which is highly flammable if trapped in the trunk.

Yup. This has resurrected a day 2 thread from 2009 or so. My 2010 has been gone for 7 years and I replaced the battery in my 2013 last year.

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11-19-2019, 11:13 PM	#15
chef-beavis Drives: IOM 2013 2SS/RS, Greenie, 06 FXSTBi Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Turd Town, WI Posts: 1,585	Ugggghhhh....talk about reviving an old one! I now have a 2013. Replaced the battery last year. Still clean. Sorry to see this one. Looks like you caught it in time, though.

11-20-2019, 08:29 AM	#16
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,027 View My Garage	As others have said, the battery is not sealed and it is vented through a tube. Eventually, an old battery will build up deposits that can force the battery acid out or cause the case to bulge. The battery in post #13 seems to have caused some acid damage. 7 years is really pushing it. OP, I would change the battery now, whether it still works or not. And be sure to get the right battery with a vent tube fitting. The vent is needed because the battery vents hydrogen, which is highly flammable if trapped in the trunk.