I had been using the truck a few days ago, it was running fine, just had a little trouble starting up.
I got in it the other day to do some more work around the yard, and it just wouldn't start at all. I just kept getting a clicking noise and nothing else, so I figured the battery was either dead or didn't have enough juice to start it. My neighbor checked it out, said everything else was fine cause he could hear the starter trying to kick on with his jumper box hooked up. So he told me to try charging the battery.
I charged the battery that night, brought it out the next morning and tried starting it again. I could hear the starter trying to turn over, but it wasn't starting the truck at all. After letting off the key, I saw a little smoke coming from the negative terminal on the battery itself.
What could be causing the smoke coming from the negative terminal on the battery?
I got in it the other day to do some more work around the yard, and it just wouldn't start at all. I just kept getting a clicking noise and nothing else, so I figured the battery was either dead or didn't have enough juice to start it. My neighbor checked it out, said everything else was fine cause he could hear the starter trying to kick on with his jumper box hooked up. So he told me to try charging the battery.
I charged the battery that night, brought it out the next morning and tried starting it again. I could hear the starter trying to turn over, but it wasn't starting the truck at all. After letting off the key, I saw a little smoke coming from the negative terminal on the battery itself.
What could be causing the smoke coming from the negative terminal on the battery?
Apr 26, 2007 at 12:06 AM