Battery plug?

[BRL]

Got a new battery and this plug thing was carefully placed under the negative post protector.
Already tossed it in the trash but I can dig it back out if need be.
Anybody know what it's for?

[HotWheelsFan]

Maybe a thread protector for side post battery terminals?

Bob

[BRL]

I considered that possibility but this battery doesn't come with side posts.
Maybe somebody mistakenly added it because one would think that the positive post would be the one to be protected with a red plug but none was included.
I just tossed it and was having second thoughts about that idea.
Haven't even used the battery while driving yet so now would be the time to find out if I needed it.

[weq92f]

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No scale in the image of the "plug" so don't know how big it is. But if it was under the post protector, it must be small. Check around the edges of the battery case for some place to plug that thing in. I think your battery has a vent and this is a nipple for vent hose.

Total wild guess though.

-Kevin

[54blackhornet]

Not sure about that plug thing but that style positive cable clamp is questionable.

[Killer Bee]

group 24F is a common Japanese car battery, same battery in Mrs. Bee's lexus wagon

batteries installed inside the passenger compartment have to be vented outside

the plug is to cover the vent hole opposite the side the vent tube is installed

for your installation in the engine compartment you can disregard the plug

[BRL]

Originally Posted by 54blackhornet

Not sure about that plug thing but that style positive cable clamp is questionable.

What's wrong with the clamp, been working great forever.

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

...for your installation in the engine compartment you can disregard the plug

That's great news, you're my new best friend!

I was headed to town and noticed my volt meter wasn't up to where it should be.
I suspected a bad alternator so I headed to NAPA because it had a lifetime warranty.
Guy tested it and said the battery was good but maybe the regulator went bad so I replaced the alternator in the parking lot.
No change on the volt meter so I had them retest the system.
This time they said the battery was bad but didn't make me return the alternator so I was happy about that.
When swapping alternators I noticed my junkyard plug was a total disaster so I'm swapping that out.