dkaiser Posted March 30, 2008 Share #1 Posted March 30, 2008 Hi Guys, I bought this '87 Royale to fix up lass may an d only got about half done before winter came. I want it for this season so I am tackling the body again. but... I went to take the battery out to get a new one. Last year I always had to put a charger on it to play with the carbs and such. Well, when I took it out, it was completely dry. So me thinks, maybe if I put acid in it may work, at least well enough to work on it, and if not I'll get a new one. So, I had an old car battery sitting here to take back to the store whenever I get a new battery. I drilled small holes in the bottom of each cell, one at a time and put the acid in a peanut butter jar and filled up each cell on the bike battery. I now have it on a 2 amp charger, to see what will happen. What do ya think, did I waste my time or could I save it? I have no idea how old it is , since it came with the bike. It says Powerline Y50-N8L-A on it D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IH Truck Guy Posted March 30, 2008 Share #2 Posted March 30, 2008 A battery guy once told me once they go dry,they will never be the same.Having said that,I have added acid to a old dry,battery and nursed 2 years out of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captnmidnight Posted March 30, 2008 Share #3 Posted March 30, 2008 Ya may want to talk to pyro about that one!(LOL) Or Beer30, he knows all about toxic brews! You can't be that crazy and not know anything about toxic brews.(LOL):080402gudl_prv:Let us know how it turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynodon Posted March 30, 2008 Share #4 Posted March 30, 2008 Strange things can happen to batteries. I bought a dry reproduction tar-top battery for a 57 Chevy that I had in the 80's. Never took it out of the box. Stored on a shelf in my garage that I keep above freezing in the winter and dont' let get super hot in summer. then in 2006 I bought another 57 and it needed a battery. I contacted the company that I bought the battery from to see if there was any chance it was still good. Owner said no way. Well, I am going into my 2nd year of using that battery. Took it to the local Interstate Battery distributor who filled it with fresh battery acid, and slow charged it for a day. Working like a charm. I figured I paid $125 for it way back then, (near $200 today for the same thing) and even if I only got one summer out of it I was at least getting something for it. Keep that battery on a maintainer like the Battery Tender Jr. (here is the best place I have found to buy these from, great price/service): http://www.accwhse.com/batteryt.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkaiser Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share #5 Posted April 3, 2008 Well, it didn't work. Went and got a battery at Wally world $42. D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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