footz
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I have a 2011 Sportscoach Pathfinder. Both battery compartments are at the rear on the right side. I've tried to find some way of checking, and if need be, to fill the battery fluids but can't find a way. Do you have to remove all the cables from both the six and twelve volt batteries and remove them from the coach to check and fill them?
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dadd45
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Have the same problem....I use a mechanic's mirror to check and a plastic dropper to add...pain in the -- but you can't figure engineers who never have to service...IMHO, of course
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Ed9824v
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they do make special caps for the battery that all tie together and a hose extends so you can fill all caps at the same time.
http://www.google.com/products/catalog?hl=en&q=battery+watering+system&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=0l0l1l16l0l0l0l0l0l0l0l0ll0l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=611&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=13698889217195018495&sa=X&ei=idItT_upK4LZiQLw2tXOCg&ved=0CIkBEPMCMAA
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pianotuna
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Hi,
I'd use a battery filler kit. Expensive but nice.
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pianotuna wrote:Hi,
I'd use a battery filler kit. Expensive but nice. Same here,.. bought it and never looked back. Used it on three coaches so far.
Filler Kit
It required a squeze bulb w/check valve thats extra. Camping world sells the system too.
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footz wrote:I have a 2011 Sportscoach Pathfinder. Both battery compartments are at the rear on the right side. I've tried to find some way of checking, and if need be, to fill the battery fluids but can't find a way. Do you have to remove all the cables from both the six and twelve volt batteries and remove them from the coach to check and fill them?
cheapo coaches never give you access to batterys so basically its disconnect them and have to pull them out to check and fill
HOWEVER if your batterys are in good shape and your converter is programed properly u should not have to add water.I have had my allegro for over a year now and have never had to add water
as far as iam concerned if your always adding water its because your overcharging the batterys
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siggyd777
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Here is my cheap way of checking the "water level",when one can't see
the level in the down under batteries.
I use a turkey baster and a CLEAN wooden stick (6") and stick it down to the plates. I like to see a 1" level above the plates and fill with
the turkey baster.
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GWK
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I also have a 2011 sportscoach and you have to remove the battery cables just to get the caps off the batteries. Really bad design.
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jassrnj
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Looks like the solution to my problem ... can't wait to install it.
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hershey
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Using the auto fill battery fill items listed above is the only way to go in your situation. I use it now on only two of my batteries because they are located in a position that you described. I'd put it on all batteries if they weren't so darn expensive for no more engineering than they have. But.....they work as advertised.
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