bill h
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As a kid in NW Iowa, I walked RR tracks to hunt pheasants in the ditches on each side. Found a whole lot of those bottles. Wisht Ida saved em.
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donandmax
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Went to Camping World web site. Could not find oob anywhere. Nor "battery oil" of any kind.
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bill h
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donandmax wrote:Went to Camping World web site. Could not find oob anywhere. Nor "battery oil" of any kind.
Yeah, they kinda fell off the market. One poster here has a relative who is a chemist, and just plain mineral oil was said to do the job. My own non-chemist take on it is that the floating layer of oil, being thick, acts as a mechanical splash reducer and evaporation preventer. No chemistry, no magic, just simple physics.
If I ever end up with an extra motorcycle battery, I will cut the top off or two cells, and put a little oil in one and charge until gassing occurs. The difference should be readily seen. I know my batts use less water and are cleaner since I started using mineral oil in the seventies. Chargers have gotten better since then, with less overcharging being the result, so the benefits of oil are not as dramatic as before. But the final stage of charging still produces hydrogen gas, which bubbles and splashes.
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gon2dadawgs
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At work there are numerous sites with UPS systems and an oil is used in those batteries. Here is a site that may help the skeptical. I use oil in mine and they are doing fine.
Battery oil
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Deen
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hwybnb wrote:No, I do not - as applied to modern automotive system maintenance. If it is a valid concept it would be endorsed, or at least mentioned, by today's battery manufacturers.
My experience and others says it IS valid.
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gon2dadawgs
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Deen wrote:hwybnb wrote:bill h wrote:Do you consider Thomas Edison a credible source? No, I do not - as applied to modern automotive system maintenance. If it is a valid concept it would be endorsed, or at least mentioned, by today's battery manufacturers.
My experience and others says it IS valid.
Some concepts, put into practice, never change. The wheel is a decent example.....is the inventor of the wheel credible to you?
If you own a business, say EXIDE battery, would you want us to know of a product that would lessen your profits?
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My sister-in-laws ex husbands brother says to use Marvel Mystery Oil in batteries.
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Ray,IN
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original reply deleted. See Thermoil website. OOB is the Thermoil "old" formula, which actually reduced battery life, per website.
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ed6713
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I've used snake oil in my batteries for years. My Model A still starts on the first try after all these years.
Have some for sale if you need any.
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Deen
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ed6713 wrote:I've used snake oil in my batteries for years. My Model A still starts on the first try after all these years.
Have some for sale if you need any.
Lots of nay sayers that have NEVER tried it, I have. It works. So I will CONTINUE to use it.
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