In article >, Tim Wright
> wrote:


>Here's an old used car dealer trick. If it acts like you describe, pour
>a warm Coca-Cola on the battery terminals. Let it sit for about 10
>minutes then try it. The carbonic acid helps penetrate the grunge, and
>the carbon in the sugar helps restore conductivity.
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You sure about this?

Click and Clack got a phone call from a woman in Texas wondering whether,
since she didn't have any coke, she could use Dr. Pepper.

charles