Fellow listers,
On my last two trips home from work (~30-35 miles - backroads 90 mins), I
started smelling...rotten eggs! The first time, I couldn't locate the
smell after I got her home. Last night, it happened again and I tracked it
to the battery. Yeah, it contains Sulfuric Acid. It was also hissing
pretty good by the time I got it home. After about 2 hours it stopped, and
I noticed that it must have bubbled over the edge a little bit, too.
So...what is this; OVERCHARGING? It doesn't seem to happen unless the car
is running for over an hour continuously - well, I guess it doesn't get bad
enough until that time. FWIW, I do have one accessory that may be drawing
~19 amps (may be peak, though), at least that's what the specs say (an
amplifier that mysteriously seems to cut in and out a lot - it runs fine
when the car is off, though).
Would the amp drawing too much current cause the overcharging? I doubt it.
Or...what else? Is it just the voltage regulator - and did I ruin it by
drawing too much current????
Any help would be appreciated.
John Cousins
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