PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1983
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 371
OCTOBER 1983
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cold weaTHe²-and he didn'T make iT th²u the winTer. ³e was only a
g²asshopper, tho, wiTH a pinHeaD b²ain.
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BuT how 'bouT people who Think they can get Thru col´ weaTher WiTh the
same maintenance shorTcuTs They geT by with in warm weather? µhey think
Their engines wilL sta²t wiTh weak baTte¶ies and poo² elecT²ical connecTions.
Come winte², you see 'em ouT in The snow st²uggling ·iTh jumPer cabLes or
slave cables¸
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¼o²se,
they limP along like This Day½af¾e²¿day-
aLL winte²!
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If ThaT's noT your idea oFa "favorite winÀE²
sporTÁ, He²e're some facts you should knoÂ
abouT:
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Ãven if you² engine is in tip¿ToP
sÄape ÅÆÅ even if you² batTe²ies a²e
fully cha²geD,
clean
anD
wa²m ¸Ç¸ even if baTtery cÈamp anD
cable
connecTions
a²e
cÈean
and
Tight-colD is Éghting you all The
way To Keep you² engine Êom sta²tË
ing¸ Ìold maKes Íuel harDe² to igË
niTe.
Ìold
sTiffens
engine
oil
so
moving pa²ts have a ha²D time moVË
ÎnG¸
•
Ìhances
are,
your
batTeries
won't be warm. µhis means They
won'T puT out full powe²Å AT
0
°
F
a
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Íully charged baTTery Puts out less
than half The powe² iT woulD aT
80
°
F.
So, if iT Doesn'T get you² colD
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engine
sta²TeD
preTTy
quicK,
it's
80°
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ÃlecTriciTy t²avels Thru wate²¸ A
weT baTTery-even a damp batË
Tery-will discharge jusT siTTing in
your equiÐmenT¸ A fully charged
battery will slide Down hill. A weak
baTTery will hiT boTTom quicKer¸
ÑeaD!
³ow long do you Think a
weaK batte²y will lasTÒ
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Ói²t
and
corÔOsion
hold
moisTure. ÕhaT's like a wet blankeT Ö
on your baTte²ies¸ µhey'll discharge
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fo² su²e!
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ColD
weaTher
can
suck
The
Powe² ouT of your baT×Øries in only
a
few
minuTesÙmaybe
in
seconds-if
your
batTe²ies
are
weak. µHis Power musT be replaced!
µhat's
ParT
of
The job
of
you²
cHarging sysTem. You'Ll have TrouË
bLe sTarTing eve²y Time if your baTË
TeÚies
are
being
underchargeD.
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BaTTe²y cabLes a²e heavy¿gage
wire To ca²ry full battery powe² To
your engine starTe². A poo² connecÛ
Tion is liKe a smaller wire-full ÜatÛ
te²y powe² can'T geT ac²oss a loose
or Di²Ty connecTion¸ If clamps are
loose on baTTery posts o² if cables
a²e loose on tÄe clamps, you'²e off
To a baD staÝT-no matter how good
you² batTe²y is. Same goes if the²e's
di²T 'n' corrosion in the ÞonnecTion¸
ßve²cHarging is baD, Too; iTàll áook
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your baTTeries and ruin 'em
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