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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:44 pm 
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Hey guys

i just rebuild my engine and refitted it to the car over the last few weeks and i got the car up and running and went for a drive and and had some low of power issues and after while i sorrted them out to loose earths and battery termonals but i just noticed that my poor battery being flooded with 20.8V when im driving around(battery relocated to boot with miltimeter sitting on back seat so i can read. when i turn the car off it drops back to 19V and try loading the engine up for min and starting with all loads and battery drops down to 12.8V.

I had to replace the alternator when did the engine rebuild when i undone the power cable off the alternator it snapped the bolt off the regulator unit in the back of the alternator. so i bought a alternator off a guy wrecking ef/el to get me going when the engine was to be refitted.

anyone know a easy fit? or do i have to buy a new regulator or alternator? are there like external voltage regulators that i could fit saves me having to remove all that stuff again lol

thx jason

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:47 pm 
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there are extrernal voltage regulators like what I have used on trucks with dual battery 24V power when installing UHF radio's. But these GME 24-12v regulators would not handle the current drawn from everything on the car and would die very quickly.

I would say either buy a new regulator or recond the alternator.

 

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Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 7:53 pm 
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my battery just leaks acid everywhere. charges at 14 does all the right things just been leaking (evident of overcharging) but it's been doing it for so long i can't believe theres still fluid in there to boil over. is it overcharging when it's not overcharging ?

 

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