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    Arrow Battery Smells Like Rotten Eggs

    Symptoms:

    1. Battery wont hold charge
    2. Battery when touched is hot and looks expanded
    3. Smells like rotten eggs

    Is it time to change that bad boy and how much would it run me to replace?

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    Quote Originally Posted by GSRtegŪ View Post
    Symptoms:


    2. Battery when touched is hot and looks expanded

    Is it time to change that bad boy and how much would it run me to replace?

    For that reason alone I would. I assume when you say expanded? You mean like a package of raw meat that has gone bad. So the package has expanded due to the gas?

    Like I said, I would change it in fear of it exploding. It may not be a bad idea to check other stuff to make sure it's either just the battery or if there's more issues causing your problems. For 60-70 dollars you can get a parts store battery. For $120+ you can get like a Red top or Yellow top Optima.
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    Quote Originally Posted by koi View Post
    For that reason alone I would. I assume when you say expanded? You mean like a package of raw meat that has gone bad. So the package has expanded due to the gas?

    Like I said, I would change it in fear of it exploding. It may not be a bad idea to check other stuff to make sure it's either just the battery or if there's more issues causing your problems. For 60-70 dollars you can get a parts store battery. For $120+ you can get like a Red top or Yellow top Optima.
    Thanks

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    lol yes time for a new 1
    $50-75


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    I wouldnt even had made a post as such..

    That thing def need to be changed ASAP

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    Quote Originally Posted by Black4DrEK View Post
    I wouldnt even had made a post as such..

    That thing def need to be changed ASAP
    just what i was thinking. i thought it was a joke at first. still might be


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    I would double check and make sure your alternator is not over charging.

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    LMAO serious?
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    Yea... doesn't take a genius to know when its time to replace a battery and how to call your local auto parts store or Wal-Mart to price them.
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    It's not a matter of price JR. Replace the thing man. I had a Yukon come in at work last week with the same thing.....I almost puked from the smell, and it was hot as hell.
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    that is the infamous smell of a bad cell. new ones run about $70 now a days...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Black4DrEK View Post
    I wouldnt even had made a post as such..

    That thing def need to be changed ASAP
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    Common sense I thought
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    Don't overlook overcharging

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    lol change that bit.

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    You can get one at Walmart with a 2 year warranty and before the 2 years is over you can bring it back and tell them its bad and they will replace it without actually testing it (theyre supposed to but they are usually too lazy). So then you get 2 more years. Lifetime batteries.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BluesClues View Post
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    Common sense I thought
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    not hard to go to an auto parts and get you battery checked

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    go with the masses and change that shit...

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    i got a brand new batt for 20 bucks lmk

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    change that thing! lol

    should be about 65-85 for a battery depending on brand + warranty

    some places should install for free or might charge you $15 ... if you not mechanically inclined.
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