Say the water in your battery Froze, What could be the after

[Guest Anonymous]

My battery is draining over night, This allstarted happening after a huge Ice storm we had back in January. Im thinking that this has something to do with it.

What would happen if the water in your battery froze, and is that even possible?

Thanks

Andy

[Guest Anonymous]

Thank you...I'll be here all week. Don't forget to tip the wait staff.

Sorry I can't help you with the battery, but I can't resist comedy.

[Guest Anonymous]

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[Guest Anonymous]

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[Guest Anonymous]

Im a hell of a mechanic too, in Theroy, Its the actuall applying the skills that I get screwed over on...

Andy

[Guest Anonymous]

Best advice is to go to Sears. Have them test the charging system make sure your alternator is up to snuff, and buy a DieHard Gold.

It may of course be another problem. For example, my battery would die if I didn't drive the car for 4-5 days. Turns out I'm an idiot, wired a relay "always open" which was draining power, even the DieHard was no match for my lunacy!

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BigDog

'76 2002

[Guest Anonymous]

fully charged one, so yes it's possible. Worst that can happen is the case cracks, and the battery's toast. You can also get internal cracking that might separate plates/connectors--battery's also toast. If yours doesn't leak and will take a charge, it's probably OK

I once bought a car in Feb with a battery that was frozen solid. We thawed it out, gave it a charge and it was fine.

Mike

[Guest Anonymous]

The battery got discharged, wathever the reason. Then, the acid got away of water, and is now impregnated into the lead plates.

The water all alone have frozen because it is mostly free of acid. Now this acid is eating the lead plates, and there is a lot of chances that this battery will never hold its charge anymore.

Becase the acid is into the plates, it slowly eat it, and damage the battery, it can go to the point that it gets totaly non-usable, like one of the cells that just get disconnected from the rest of the battery, then you try to charge it and a lot of bubles and boiling appears where the cell is eated.

Its now dead then.

Pat Allen

[Guest Anonymous]

purely as a result of the freezing, then it's toast.

[Guest Anonymous]

Thats what is bothering me. I left to go back to return to base the week after I bought the car, Then while Im here in SC they get a huge ice storm at home in Oregon, The next time my dad goes to start the car it doesnt work, batterys dead. Jumped it ran fine, but that was when the longest it sat with out being driven was 12hrs. I drive it cross country, and park it for 2 days, go out last night and it wont start.

Im thinking it has to do with the whole Ice storm, but I cant find a way to relate the two...