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ALL P>ASITIC DRA92 ! BATT]Y SELF-4*>GES
SL[LY B /AYS H1L?Y4 "9 ,KEEP ! T]M9ALS
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CURR5T BO? DIREC;NS4 ,A SME> (
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BOILS ELECTROLYTE1 G5]ATES HYDROG51 W>PS
PLATES4 ,MONITOR ! GAUGE1 USE ! "TR1 N"E
L1VE X OV]NI<T4
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PRACTICE IS A CL1N METAL GR.D AWAY F !
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HYDROG5 Z"O4 ,DIRECT TO ! NEGATIVE PO/
"WS B PUTS ! SP>K EXACTLY ": ! GAS IS4
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MAXIMUM1 N ! RECOMM5DA;N4
,DOES ! VALVE CAP ACTUALLY MATT]8 ,YES 
X S1LS ! VALVE CORE AG/ GRIT & CORRO.N4
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CAUSE2 ! FIX IS FIFTY C5TS4
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SAT-TOO-L;G BATT]Y1 *>GE B1TS JUMP4
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T %[S Z]O AMPS ON ANY SETT+1 OR A BATT]Y
T *>GES FULLY B WON'T CRANK  ^? ALL SAY
REPLACE;T1 N RE*>GE4
,! FIX1 TOTAL$ UP
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:OLE REPAIR CO/ "O AFN & "O VALVE CAP4.>
,! AFN'S L$G]3 "O BATT]Y *>G$ AT #BE
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LESS ?AN A C&Y B>4 ,! TRUCK CRANKS1 !
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P>K$ VEHICLE NE$S ATT5;N PROPOR;NAL TO
H[ L;G X SITS1 N H[ L;G X 0 DRIV5 LA/4