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Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
ok tonight when i was driving my volt gauge out of nowhere shot all the way up and all my lights got hella bright. i shut it off and it did it like 3 more times. i figured it wasnt good so i turned on all my acessories to get the voltage to go down. eventually it dropped all the way to the bottom line. i got out and checked my batt. and there was acid coming out of the top of the battery. its a optima red top. i also put in the powermaster 140 amp alt. about a month ago. what went wrong? batt? or alt?

thanx
 
Posted by Gt88 (Member # 4361) on :
 
Voltage regulator topped out, or failed- probably killed the battery too. Kragens or Autozone have charging system testers, if you dont. Good luck!

[ May 17, 2004, 11:53 PM: Message edited by: Gt88 ]
 
Posted by mustanggt5091 (Member # 444) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by white1990stang:
i got out and checked my batt. and there was acid coming out of the top of the battery. its a optima red top.
damn i thought optimas were gel batteries and didnt use liquid, ill have to check mine in the morning, or maybe you just fried the hell out of it and melted it [Eek!] Do you have a stereo
or something that needs that much power from its alternator??????

[ May 18, 2004, 12:34 AM: Message edited by: mustanggt5091 ]
 
Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
no i dont have a big stereo. but my batt. gauge was always low so i got that alt.
 
Posted by Saint (Member # 2746) on :
 
Hows your car doing Anthony? long time no see
 
Posted by white1990stang (Member # 2307) on :
 
its doing good, about to get my blower on soon

hopefully
 
Posted by Saint (Member # 2746) on :
 
thats cool. i sold my car and i just bought a 96 cobra.
 
Posted by Blowfish (Member # 4043) on :
 
Ive never heard of an Optima battery doing that. I bought one for my boat and the guy said I could mount it upside down and even drill holes in it and it would still work fine and not leak. Id take the battery back and ask whatup ? good luck
 
Posted by shiftylx (Member # 2670) on :
 
optimas are 'dry-cells' which means they have no liquid in them. i have no idea what could be oozing out of that battery, but i'd certainly take it back to where you bought it.
 
Posted by Sean90GT (Member # 33) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by white1990stang:
i also put in the powermaster 140 amp alt. about a month ago.
Did you put a fuse in-line from the alt to the battery? That should have blown before smoking your battery.
 




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