Extreme Corrosion or Bolt Sauce?!

thinkxingu · 10-14-2019, 04:29 PM

Ok, weird question, but I can't find an answer anywhere on the Google: a couple years ago, I decided I had a parasitic draw on my lawn tractor when every time I would try to start it, the battery would be dead. Since then, I've used a wingnut and bolt to connect the positive and disconnect the battery each time I'm done using the tractor.

The weird part/question: the last two times I've gone back to use the tractor, the bolt and wingnut have been thickly coated in a pale gray sauce/foam/ick.

I cleaned and wire brushed them off last time, but today--after about two weeks--they were coated again.

Thoughts?!

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10-14-2019, 04:29 PM	#1
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,945 Thanks: 1,154 Thanked 1,962 Times in 1,212 Posts	Extreme Corrosion or Bolt Sauce?! Ok, weird question, but I can't find an answer anywhere on the Google: a couple years ago, I decided I had a parasitic draw on my lawn tractor when every time I would try to start it, the battery would be dead. Since then, I've used a wingnut and bolt to connect the positive and disconnect the battery each time I'm done using the tractor. The weird part/question: the last two times I've gone back to use the tractor, the bolt and wingnut have been thickly coated in a pale gray sauce/foam/ick. I cleaned and wire brushed them off last time, but today--after about two weeks--they were coated again. Thoughts?! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app