F250/350 Diesel 2005-07 Battery Question

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rvfulltime - 23 Feb 2007 02:12 GMT

I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
are not and there is a plastic covering over one battery that prevents
access to the cells.

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SnoMan - 23 Feb 2007 03:35 GMT

>I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
>Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
>are not and there is a plastic covering over one battery that prevents
>access to the cells.

More troubling is the fact that the batteries are not matched as it
appears that one has been replaced. Generally in a diesel where
batteries are in parallel the batteries should be replaced in matched
sets for maximum cranking/starting performance and reserve capacity.
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aarcuda69062 - 23 Feb 2007 05:34 GMT

> >I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
> >Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
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> More troubling is the fact that the batteries are not matched as it
> appears that one has been replaced.

Where do you see that?

You've obviously never even looked under the hood of a late model
Ford Diesel.

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Roy - 23 Feb 2007 13:09 GMT

>> >I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
>> >Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
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> You've obviously never even looked under the hood of a late model
> Ford Diesel.

You aren't surprised are ya? <G>

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SnoMan - 23 Feb 2007 13:17 GMT

>> >I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
>> >Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
[quoted text clipped - 8 lines]
>You've obviously never even looked under the hood of a late model
>Ford Diesel.

"there is a plastic covering over one battery"

I guess you cannot read huh but what can you expect from a troll. That
quoted statement tends to suggest that one battery is different as it
is not very clear about it and I was commenting on the post. Also do
not even begin to think you have seen under the hod of more automotive
designs than me because you are out of your league because I track and
look at all the latest design by all makers and have for many many
years. I even have a digital picture data base of some recent ones
that I may post online someday.
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Roy - 23 Feb 2007 13:30 GMT

>>> >I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the
>>> >batteries.
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>
> I guess you cannot read huh but what can you expect from a troll.

Nothing. Most are so use to your endless, mind numbing BS, that no info of
any accuracy is expected from you.

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Matt Macchiarolo - 23 Feb 2007 13:57 GMT

Or as someone who has actually looked under the hood of a Ford diesel, the
quoted statement tends to suggest a factory-installed plastic cover over one
of the batteries, not part of the battery, which would have to be removed to
service the battery.

> "there is a plastic covering over one battery"
>
> I guess you cannot read huh but what can you expect from a troll. That
> quoted statement tends to suggest that one battery is different as it
> is not very clear about it and I was commenting on the post.

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aarcuda69062 - 23 Feb 2007 15:11 GMT

> >> More troubling is the fact that the batteries are not matched as it
> >> appears that one has been replaced.
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
>
> "there is a plastic covering over one battery"

And that means the battery has been changed?

> I guess you cannot read huh but what can you expect from a troll. That
> quoted statement tends to suggest that one battery is different

No, it means that one battery has a plastic cover over it.

> as it
> is not very clear about it and I was commenting on the post.

Not clear because you've never even seen under the hood of a late
model Ford Diesel.

> Also do
> not even begin to think you have seen under the hod of more automotive
> designs than me because you are out of your league because I track and
> look at all the latest design by all makers and have for many many
> years. I even have a digital picture data base of some recent ones
> that I may post online someday.

What a crock of self aggrandizing bull sh.t.

Think -REAL- hard Snofraud, what component would necessitate the
need for a thermal shield over a battery?

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Roy - 23 Feb 2007 16:33 GMT

>> >> More troubling is the fact that the batteries are not matched as it
>> >> appears that one has been replaced.
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> Think -REAL- hard Snofraud, what component would necessitate the
> need for a thermal shield over a battery?

Snofraud???? WTF! I think you just gave him a new name. A fitting one at
that. Of course they all have been.

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rvfulltime - 24 Feb 2007 00:07 GMT

>>I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
>>Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
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I can't tell if the batteries are the same as I first have to remove the cover
of the driver side battery.

You didn't answer my question. Do you have maintenance free batteries
in your 2005/6/7 F250/350 diesel truck?

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Jeff Strickland - 23 Feb 2007 19:59 GMT

If you are prevented access to the cells by covers that are built into the
battery itself then the battery is maintenance free. If the cover is part of
the truck -- the battery hold down device -- then you just have a poor
design keeping you from your goal.

>I have a 2005 F350 Diesel truck. I have a question about the batteries.
> Are the batteries in this truck supposed to be maintenance free? Mine
> are not and there is a plastic covering over one battery that prevents
> access to the cells.

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rvfulltime - 24 Feb 2007 00:04 GMT

>If you are prevented access to the cells by covers that are built into the
>battery itself then the battery is maintenance free. If the cover is part of
>the truck -- the battery hold down device -- then you just have a poor
>design keeping you from your goal.

The cover is part of the truck and it can be removed only by disconnecting
the cables from the battery. It covers most of one battery only.

You did not answer my question about the batteries in your F250/350 diesel.
Did your 2005/6/7 F250/350 diesel come with maintenance free batteries?

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Jeff Strickland - 24 Feb 2007 01:21 GMT

I do not understand the problem.

If the battery(ies) have covers that do not come off, they are Maintenance
Free.

If the batteries have covers that can come off, but the truck has a cover
that is in the way, then you have to check the battery(ies) because they are
not Maintenance Free. You will be required to remove the cover on the truck
that is in the way of one or more cells on the battery(ies) in order to
provide any maintenance that might be needed.

Any F350 on the road in the year models you asked about should still have
the original battery(ies), with the possible exception of the oldest of the
'05s -- but even those trucks should still have good factory supplied
battery(ies).

>>If you are prevented access to the cells by covers that are built into the
>>battery itself then the battery is maintenance free. If the cover is part
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> diesel.
> Did your 2005/6/7 F250/350 diesel come with maintenance free batteries?

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rvfulltime - 24 Feb 2007 02:47 GMT

>I do not understand the problem.
>
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>> diesel.
>> Did your 2005/6/7 F250/350 diesel come with maintenance free batteries?

I am wanting to know if YOUR F250/350 came with maintenance free
batteries. Mine did not, but the manual says it should.

The PROBLEM is: It is a PITA to add water to a battery that is
covered with a piece of plastic in such a manner that requires removal
of the cables to battery(s).

So the question is: Did YOUR F250/350 for year 2005/6/7 diesel
come with maintenance free batteries?

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Roy - 24 Feb 2007 06:32 GMT

>>I do not understand the problem.
>>
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> So the question is: Did YOUR F250/350 for year 2005/6/7 diesel
> come with maintenance free batteries?

What difference does it make what type of batteries anybody's truck came
with? The truck in question is yours. Take the cover off YOUR other battery
and check.

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Dave and Trudy - 24 Feb 2007 06:57 GMT

>I do not understand the problem.
>
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> the '05s -- but even those trucks should still have good factory supplied
> battery(ies).

I seem to recall that my 94 F250 had a cover over the left (drivers side)
battery to preclude using jumpers on that battery while the right side
(passenger's side) battery was open to access. The manual outlined jump
start procedures and warned that the right side battery was the one to use
for jump starts. I didn't understand the reason for the cover because
everyone reads the manual, don't they? I don't know if my memory has served
me or not but I'm sure that several will correct me if I'm in error about
this. BTW the batteries that came with my truck were maintenance free (from
the factory)... I replaced them seven years later (eight Alaskan winters
later) with Sears Gold batteries which are still doing fine, five years
later. These are also maintenance free...

DaveD

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