NO! never remove the acid caps! EVER!
only if it is a battery to something like an ATV or dirt bike you would take the acids caps off and only to refill the acid.
if it is a normal car battery just leave them on.
if you are talking about the (+) and (-) battery TERMINAL caps then on some vehicles you have to take them off so that the charger can come in contact with the battery posts.
no way.
Con rod and big end bearing caps are line bored at the manufacturing stage. Replacing the caps in the original positions keeps the caps in line to the original machining. By mixing the caps, you could well run the risk of running the bearings inside the caps
You have rod bearing caps that hold the rods on the crankshaft. And you also have main bearing caps that hold the crankshaft in the engine block. NEUTZ.
Ice caps/glaciers
glaciers and polar ice caps
Leaking from where on the battery, the caps? If so the charging system may be over charging the battery and causing the acid to boil out. Could be a voltage regulator problem.
All lead acid batteries are always charged with the caps on. What this prevents is the acid accidentally boiling up an out of the cell and doing damage to surrounding equipment. When a car battery in a vehicle is charging when the engine is turning over, the caps remain on. This procedure should be no difference when the battery is on a plug in battery charger, the caps remain on. There are vent holes in the caps which allow any built up pressures to release.
it will have caps on it that you can remove.
If it is a sealed battery you do not open it. If it is not a sealed battery simple remove the caps.
yes but they should not be left out in cold weather and keep them away from any heat source or sparks like from welding etc if charging the battery the acid caps should be loosened to allow excess gas vent
Lead-acid batteries have. The cap is not only a 'vent' to release gas during charging, but also a means of adding water to a cell when the plates aren't totally submerged.
Try charging at a lower rate of amperage, also check condition of battery with a battery tester, under a load.
If it is a sealed battery you cannot. If it has fill caps, then remove the caps and fill each cell to the full mark with distilled water.
No, but you can add distilled water if it has filler caps and it is low of electrolite. Do not add tap water or acid.
Anytime you run an automobile battery down you shorten the life of that battery. An acid leak in a sealed battery means the battery must be replaced. If it is leaking from a battery in a battery with filler caps just add distilled water to the full mark and wash the acid off the vehicle battery compartment.
If the battery has removable caps: Remove the caps and add distilled water as needed to cover the plates with 1/4" of electrolyte. Or fill to the bottom of the "split" ring is battery is so equipped.
By all means, wear a hat. The battery should wear its caps as well.ANS2:The battery needs to be able to breathe. If you know for a fact that the caps are clean and the vents are open you should leave the caps on. Back in the day, when the caps screwed in and had little tiny vent holes, that was a good idea to leave the caps off or loose because the battery could build pressure enough to blow out the side.The vent caps, today, will pop off before the battery case blows out. If you leave the caps on, you are going to retain a large volume of explosive hydrogen gas if you don't top the cells up with distilled water beforehand. That hydrogen can be ignited by any nearby sparks.