Trying to figure out why my battery is boiling out electrolyte. :?
It's a 2N with a one-wire 6-volt generator. The wiring is clean ... I put a new wiring harness on it shortly after I got it (about 30 yrs ago) so there's no funky wiring. I'm thinkin' the most common causes for this is the cutout relay going bad or the generator adjusted too high. The generator adjustment screw is set on LOW and I haven't touched it for probably 20+ years, so I don't suspect that.
For what it's worth, I recently took the hood off for engine repairs and disconnected much of the the wiring in the process. That makes the timing of this new problem suspicious: it did not boil the battery before pulling the hood and has boiled the battery both times I've used it since putting the hood back on. I **think** I got all the wires back where they belong but now I'm second guessing myself. The wiring is pretty simple ... as best I can tell it's wired according to the standard diagram.
I'm tempted to put a new cutout relay on it to see if the problem goes away since they don't cost much, but would rather troubleshoot than just throw new parts at it.
How would you diagnose this problem and how do you test a cutout relay?
-Steve
It's a 2N with a one-wire 6-volt generator. The wiring is clean ... I put a new wiring harness on it shortly after I got it (about 30 yrs ago) so there's no funky wiring. I'm thinkin' the most common causes for this is the cutout relay going bad or the generator adjusted too high. The generator adjustment screw is set on LOW and I haven't touched it for probably 20+ years, so I don't suspect that.
For what it's worth, I recently took the hood off for engine repairs and disconnected much of the the wiring in the process. That makes the timing of this new problem suspicious: it did not boil the battery before pulling the hood and has boiled the battery both times I've used it since putting the hood back on. I **think** I got all the wires back where they belong but now I'm second guessing myself. The wiring is pretty simple ... as best I can tell it's wired according to the standard diagram.
I'm tempted to put a new cutout relay on it to see if the problem goes away since they don't cost much, but would rather troubleshoot than just throw new parts at it.
How would you diagnose this problem and how do you test a cutout relay?
-Steve