I have a 49 Ford 8N that I restored several years ago. It starts, runs and charges great. I store all of my tractors with a BatteryTender on them as it seems the 6 volt batteries we get now days don't last long when inactive for a while. The battery in the Ford overflows out of the cell caps and runs over the battery leaving a white powdery residue not on the posts but around the sides and bottom of the battery and holder after sitting for awhile. The water levels in the cells look good and I have not had to add to it. This is a 6 volt positive ground system, I have checked that the polarity is correct and the BatteryTender is a 6 volt and correctly installed as well. None of my other tractors hooked up to BatteryTenders do this.
Any ideas as to why this one wants to "leak" or expel battery acid from the cell caps? Is this a sign of over charging?
Any ideas as to why this one wants to "leak" or expel battery acid from the cell caps? Is this a sign of over charging?