Anti-corrosion grease, you can wear vinyl gloves if you don't want to touch
it, but it's harmless.  Wear old clothes, battery acid seems to jump out
onto clothes too.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Skarloken [mailto:dskarloken@gmail.com]
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 10:13 AM
To: Stuart MacMillan
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Subject: Re: Removing and Replacing Battery

There is red gunk all over both terminals - what is that?

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On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:59 AM, "Stuart MacMillan" <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes, get a strap, it's an essential Vanagon tool and you'll likely
> need it again someday.  Not all modern batteries come with a handle.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
> Behalf Of Donna Skarloken
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:27 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
>
> Thanks everyone; I thought that I should remove negative/ ground first
> but thanks for reminder. I think my dad had a battery removal strap
> but no idea what happened to it. Maybe I will go get strap and battery
> first, sounds easier.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Jun 7, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Remember to remove the negative terminal first, and install it last.
>>
>>
>> Angus
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 7, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Donna Skarloken
>> <dskarloken@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>> I think my battery is completely dead (87 sincere 7-passenger).  It
>>> seems
> fairly straightforward but is there anything in particular I need to
> know to remove the battery properly?  My local FLAPS has a replacement
> battery so I am going to remove it, take it for the core charge and
install the new one.
> The only other time I have done this was on my air-cooled pickup, and
> that was a while ago.
>>>
>>> I have the day off so I can actually take a little time to do and
>>> learn
> some of my own maintenance.
>>>
>>> Donna, 87 sincere
>