marcusmerritt
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Ford 2000; 3 cyl. diesel; 1970 model; 8/2 trans.....This tractor, new to me, has a good bit of corrosion under the hood adjacent to the giant battery: radiator cap rusting, paint flaking off, etc. I'm pretty certain the corrosion is from battery acid. The battery has removable caps for checking the fluid level in the cells so I expect there is acidic vapor that may be escaping from these caps. If I put a disconnect switch in the ground line, would that do anything to reduce vapor coming from the battery? Other than a disconnect or simply removing the battery from the tractor minimize this kind of corrosion? Thanks.