Battery posts corrosion wtf

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I've had the truck 4 or 5 years now and no corrosion on the posts at ALL. Now all of a sudden I'm getting it. Wtf?

I cleaned them about a month ago and now the negative post is fcked again. I don't get it. I cleaned and greased them last time and here we are. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

The ground to the block is clean. :mad3:

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It is 4 years old at least
 

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It is 4 years old at least
Yup verge of replacement. Bet when the weather turns cold it goes belly up on you. I always lose my battery around 4 years and when the seasons switch from hot to cold or cold to hot.
 

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I’ve had luck (temporary) with re-sealing around the bottom of the battery posts with rtv.
 

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Yup verge of replacement. Bet when the weather turns cold it goes belly up on you. I always lose my battery around 4 years and when the seasons switch from hot to cold or cold to hot.
This is the truth, the change in weather is what takes them out.
 

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This is the truth, the change in weather is what takes them out.
Exactly. ran a towing service. Any weather change we got busy. Hot to cold, cold to hot, dry to wet, or wet to dry didn't matter. Got totally inundated when below 0. Those 4-year-old batteries wouldn't cut it.
 

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I have an 82 6.2 diesel with 250,000 miles and the cables are like new.
The glow plug controller is also the original.
I only ran Delco batteries and none ever leaked or left me stranded.
Low voltage kills electronics.
 

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What causes the + terminal to turn black?
 

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Threw some rtv on the negative post and greased her up again. Seems to hold till I get a new one.
 

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