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ericr · 10-16-2015, 10:33 AM

does anyone know if the modern style of battery filler, the type with the snout that shuts off automatically, works on Model "A" Fords (clearance on floorboards etc.).

JackA · 10-16-2015, 11:56 AM

No. I use a Turkey baster, it works good. And I get my distilled water free form my air conditioner.

Mitch//pa · 10-16-2015, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by JackA

No. I use a Turkey baster, it works good. And I get my distilled water free form my air conditioner.

A/C drain water has debris in it which comes from the evaporator housing and a/c enclosure

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-16-2015, 01:24 PM

Distilled water is usually CHEEP, in the stores.
Bill W.

SeaSlugs · 10-16-2015, 03:16 PM

i was gonna say distilled water is like a dollar a gallon... gallon will last years if your just topping off a battery

Willie Krash · 10-16-2015, 05:22 PM

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Ever tried mineral oil to top off your battery?

Ed Saniewski · 10-17-2015, 06:00 AM

OK Willie, I'll bite. What dose the mineral oil do, stop evaporation?

katy · 10-17-2015, 11:29 AM

Some of the diesel power plants that I worked in years ago used banks of large single cell ni-cad batteries for starting batteries . They used a type of mineral oil that they called celloil that floated on the electrolyte to slow down evaporation. We measured the depth of the celloil w/a pipette, IIRC they called for 5 or 6 mm (~3/16" - 1/4") of oil per cell.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-17-2015, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Willie Krash

Ever tried mineral oil to top off your battery?

Are you SERIOUS, Willie?
Also, your sign off line should read: "ANY BUSINESS THAT MAKES ONLY MONEY, IS A GREAT BUSINESS"!!!
If anyone is "strapped" with too MUCH MONEY, just P.M. for my mailing ADDRESS. (I'M SERIOUS!)
Bill W.

Mitch//pa · 10-17-2015, 02:46 PM

d.j. are you ok?

d.j. moordigian · 10-17-2015, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitch//pa

d.j. are you ok?

LOL....LOL..............oops...................... ..just working on the new compute
with Dan Partain!

Mitch//pa · 10-17-2015, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by d.j. moordigian

LOL....LOL..............oops...................... ..just working on the new compute
with Dan Partain!

wheew i was going to send DAD over to check on you

10-16-2015, 10:33 AM	#1
ericr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,542	Battery Filler does anyone know if the modern style of battery filler, the type with the snout that shuts off automatically, works on Model "A" Fords (clearance on floorboards etc.).

10-16-2015, 11:56 AM	#2
JackA Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Orlando, FL / St. Stephen, NB Posts: 195	Re: Battery Filler No. I use a Turkey baster, it works good. And I get my distilled water free form my air conditioner.

10-16-2015, 01:24 PM	#4
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Battery Filler Distilled water is usually CHEEP, in the stores. Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-16-2015, 03:16 PM	#5
SeaSlugs Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Central, IL Posts: 3,968	Re: Battery Filler i was gonna say distilled water is like a dollar a gallon... gallon will last years if your just topping off a battery __________________ 1929 Model AA - Need long splash aprons!

10-16-2015, 05:22 PM	#6
Willie Krash Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Phoenix, Oregon Posts: 661	Re: Battery Filler Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Ever tried mineral oil to top off your battery? __________________ Mike Stitt "A business that make nothing but money is a poor business." -Henry Ford

10-17-2015, 06:00 AM	#7
Ed Saniewski Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Denville NJ Posts: 964	Re: Battery Filler OK Willie, I'll bite. What dose the mineral oil do, stop evaporation? __________________ Model A Ford Club of New Jersey http://www.mafcnj.org Model A Pick Up Owners and Enthusiasts https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/group.php?groupid=5

10-17-2015, 11:29 AM	#8
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,046	Re: Battery Filler Some of the diesel power plants that I worked in years ago used banks of large single cell ni-cad batteries for starting batteries . They used a type of mineral oil that they called celloil that floated on the electrolyte to slow down evaporation. We measured the depth of the celloil w/a pipette, IIRC they called for 5 or 6 mm (~3/16" - 1/4") of oil per cell. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

10-17-2015, 02:46 PM	#10
Mitch//pa BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 11,454	Re: Battery Filler d.j. are you ok?