Baking soda and water can be a good, inexpensive mixture to clean corrosion and crud from a car battery. Extreme temperatures affect battery performance so take steps to limit the impact. It’s early ...

A dead car battery can happen to anyone. It can happen to you, too, if you forget to turn off your vehicle’s headlights or you accidentally leave accessories turned on like the car stereo. It usually ...

Only attach jumper cable clasps to the correct locations in the guide. Be cautious with your choice of grounding metal to attach a clasp to. Turning your keys in the ignition, only to realize your car ...

Rumor has it the Third Eye Blind song "Jumper" was originally an ode to jumper cables, but the record company executives made the band change the subject matter to appease "big car battery." Alright, ...

There are few things more frustrating than a truck with dead batteries. Just as the shift is to begin, a turn of the key leads to … nothing. Rather than roaring to life, the engine sits in silence or ...

When the first modern hybrid vehicles were launched, fears abounded over battery pack longevity. These largely turned out to ...

In this video from the Ask the Experts series, Jim Hendricks, electronics editor at Boating Magazine, shows step-by-step how to properly replace boat battery cables using Sierra Parts. The post Video: ...