Jump-Starting a Car – What not to do…

I wanted to double check something before I had to do this later this evening – Just in case there was a special trick that my Dad never told me about when Jump-starting a car. (For the record, there is not!)

If the battery is cracked and liquid is leaking out, DO NOT go further! Bite the bullet and go buy another battery and swap it out. If you try to jump start a battery with a crack in it, it will explode, and battery acid will dissolve your eyes (on the positive side though, it does get the red out). It makes no sense to jump a cracked battery, it will die in a few minutes.

http://www.carbuyingtips.com/jumpstart.htm