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Originally Posted by Gazoo
If they were "submerged" would the salt water get into the cells through the vents?
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It’s not supposed to... but... it depends on a lot of factors. The vent cap isn’t supposed to let water back in. The vents are shaped in a way that creates an air gap, keeping water out, but it depends how deeply they were submerged and if the seals around the caps were compromised.
If you can get them dirt cheap (like for the price of cores as mentioned above) , clean up the corrosion as best you can, re-stud them, and treat the terminals with anti-corrosive spray to try to keep any future corrosion to a minimum. As long as the cells didn’t fill up with water, probably get quite a few years of service from them.