ford escape battery???
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ford escape battery???
Hi all:
I was checking my wife's Escape before a mini road trip this morning. When looking at the battery, that green light in the battery is starting to change to a yellowish-red tint. Is the battery almost spent? It's a 2003 escape, and we've had 3 really nasty winters in a row, so it may be about time. I just never noticed that light change colors before. Thoughts?????
I was checking my wife's Escape before a mini road trip this morning. When looking at the battery, that green light in the battery is starting to change to a yellowish-red tint. Is the battery almost spent? It's a 2003 escape, and we've had 3 really nasty winters in a row, so it may be about time. I just never noticed that light change colors before. Thoughts?????
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I read up on this a little bit, and it's a built-in hydrometer. It measures the density of the acid in the battery. The density changes depending on the charge of the battery. It has a lense, and a little ball that floats up and down just like the ***** in the old anti-freeze testers. Depending on how high the ball floats, determines what color is seen in the lense.
If it's not green, it means your battery is not fully charged.
Here's a link if you want to read about it a little bit.
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d8004ff09.jsp
If it's not green, it means your battery is not fully charged.
Here's a link if you want to read about it a little bit.
http://www.autozone.com/servlet/UiBr...3d8004ff09.jsp
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