stinky battery smell?

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mattgrog
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um,i had a strong smell of acid from the battery in the wagon and the batt was hot and venting bad,as the batt was 3 yr old i replaced it and the smell went away.anyhow after 3 wks the new battery has vented and stank too,but ive only noticed it once or twice,,more so after a long run.
could it be an earthing issue and has anyone got any pointers?i dont want to be buying new batteries every five minutes, i have also had to flush the battery compartment of the leaked acid...nasty stuff,,
thanks,grog.

Pistonhead
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Re: stinky battery smell?

Smells to me like your alternator might be over-charging. Get its charge rate checked out.

cheers,

mattgrog
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Re: stinky battery smell?

il do that, thanks for the reply, grog