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What would cause a car battery to steam while running?
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Re: battery
Over charging... check the alternator output voltage.
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Re: battery
Over charging... check the alternator output voltage.
-- JimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift Warn X8000i "Jacob_T" wrote in message... > What would cause a car battery to steam while running? > |
Re: battery
Over charging... check the alternator output voltage.
-- JimG 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift Warn X8000i "Jacob_T" wrote in message... > What would cause a car battery to steam while running? > |
Re: battery
Jacob_T wrote:
> What would cause a car battery to steam while running? low water, loss of regulation (overcharge) or the sytem trying to charge a very dead battery or dead cell. How old is the battery? -- DougW |
Re: battery
Jacob_T wrote:
> What would cause a car battery to steam while running? low water, loss of regulation (overcharge) or the sytem trying to charge a very dead battery or dead cell. How old is the battery? -- DougW |
Re: battery
Jacob_T wrote:
> What would cause a car battery to steam while running? low water, loss of regulation (overcharge) or the sytem trying to charge a very dead battery or dead cell. How old is the battery? -- DougW |
Re: battery
If only from one cell, it would be likely a bad one, if from all of
them, I would look to the alternator bad. A multimeter reading when it's running at the batter posts is in order to tell more. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Jacob_T wrote: > > What would cause a car battery to steam while running? |
Re: battery
If only from one cell, it would be likely a bad one, if from all of
them, I would look to the alternator bad. A multimeter reading when it's running at the batter posts is in order to tell more. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Jacob_T wrote: > > What would cause a car battery to steam while running? |
Re: battery
If only from one cell, it would be likely a bad one, if from all of
them, I would look to the alternator bad. A multimeter reading when it's running at the batter posts is in order to tell more. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) Jacob_T wrote: > > What would cause a car battery to steam while running? |
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