Re: Overheating battery (MGB)

[sggy@crux1.cit.cornell.edu (Roger Garnett)]

Daniel J. Dasaro scribed:
 Subject: Overheating battery (MGB)
> The short form:  
> What would cause a battery to get real hot and blurt water out of
> the vents in the caps?

Overcharging, Over-discharging (Short somewhere), or an internally shorted 
battery.

Check :
-charging voltage
-the cable which runs between the batteries, through the transmission tunnel.

> Car: '73 MGB, 2 6 volt batteries

If you buy a new battery for an MGB, get 1 12V, and install it on the
passenger side. Costs about the same as one 6V, and it's all new.
Move the ground strap from the drivers side to the passenger side.
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