Lawrence Glickman wrote:
> While I was making mischief out in the garage today, I popped off the
> top of my maintenance-free battery, and discovered that the
> electrolyte level was DOWN TO THE TOP OF THE PLATES.
>
> I topped up with a goodly amount of distilled water, a lot of
> distilled water, until I got a meniscus at the bottom of the level
> indicator slots.
>
> Just a Heads Up !
>
> Lg

Always worth checking, but low water that much often means an
overcharging condition and the battery life about over. If that battery
were four years old I'd replace it without a blink.
Run your lights for 30" with the engine off. Turn them off. Check
voltage and it should be 12.6V or better. Start the engine and the
charging voltage should be under 15V.