Hi.
Ok.. got a weird one.
Diesel mj 1.3.. had horrible fumes.. mechanically seems ok.
Then had a thought about battery 'boiling'
Sure enough its low on fluid
Only does local trips generally.. so might normally stay under-full charge wise.
But 2 hours of m.way nearly gassed us
My last similar issue was on a 1978 fiesta van.. alternator was overcharging.. cooked 2 batteries in 2 weeks.. lesson learned
Ok.. so on the Grande.. will the lack of fluid make it off.gas anyway ( lack of absorption capacity)
Or is it definitely an overcharging alternator..?
(The grandes seem to be prone to alternator issues.. so dont want to meddle..)
Opinions please
Ok.. got a weird one.
Diesel mj 1.3.. had horrible fumes.. mechanically seems ok.
Then had a thought about battery 'boiling'
Sure enough its low on fluid
Only does local trips generally.. so might normally stay under-full charge wise.
But 2 hours of m.way nearly gassed us
My last similar issue was on a 1978 fiesta van.. alternator was overcharging.. cooked 2 batteries in 2 weeks.. lesson learned
Ok.. so on the Grande.. will the lack of fluid make it off.gas anyway ( lack of absorption capacity)
Or is it definitely an overcharging alternator..?
(The grandes seem to be prone to alternator issues.. so dont want to meddle..)
Opinions please
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