Chuck -
Sure sounds like overcharging to me. There's only two ways for the fluid
to go, either boiled out through overcharging or dripping out through a
leaky case. The latter would make a pretty significant mess by now, so I
doubt that's it.
Chris Kotting
ckotting@iwaynet.net
At 03:50 PM 6/15/99 -0400, Chuck Ciaffone wrote:
>Howcum -- every so often, maybe in 6 months or so,
>I'll check the battery fluid and it will be almost
>dry. I put in several cups of water across the
>6 holes. What causes fluid loss? Overcharging?
>
>It's a 72 with an alternator with a built-in
>regulator. Not to old either - a replacement
>unit - rebuilt.
>
>And, I could almost swear, I check it every couple
>weeks and it held steady for several months at least,
>then today it's real low. Huh?
>
>chuck
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>chuck
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