PCH Cruise - June 24th

[earntaz]

That is too cool -- haven't run 4:88s on the street but I have run 4:56s ... right hand lane gears ... TAZ

[mssl72]

Well, I may or may not make it. I was going over the car today and I noticed that the battery had leaked and acid decided to eat paint off the tray and generally make a small mess. The big question is why it leaked? The only thing I did was change the voltage regulator a few months ago because the system wasn't charging and I was left at a show waiting for help. I'm thinking now the system is over charging for some reason and cooking the battery. I checked the voltage hitting the battery while running and it was 14.2 (when I put the new one in) and my amp gauge was on the plus side, so I thought ok, good. It was only getting 11-12v to the battery before. The regulator I put in is a solid state regulator that I bought to use in the meantime until I find one that's dated correctly. Maybe the new unit isn't switching off when it should be. So, I'm probably not going anywhere until I figure this out. Ugh...

[92646]

Mark can you bring the Camaro?

[mssl72]

Originally Posted by 92646

Mark can you bring the Camaro?

Well, the Z is currently missing a carb. It can't go too far without one. I'm kinda bummed. I was looking forward to driving the Caprice down. I still might be able to figure it out by them. We'll see. Otherwise I could buzz down in my HHR SS.

[H8tulooze]

Should be a great time, thanks Joe!

[mssl72]

So I had the battery tested today by one of those hand-held testers. That said the battery is ok. Supposedly no shorted cells. I put it on the charger to see what would happen. Seemed to take a charge fine. It didn't get hot. I'm hitting the battery tray with paint tomorrow, now that it's cleaned up. I guess I'm going to put the battery back in with a layer of plastic under it, fire it up and measure voltages again. If I can get this figured out by Saturday morning, I'm gonna cruise down. Anybody have any ideas what else to check?

[BJCHEV396]

Mark I've always used a battery mat.Keeps the acid from reaching the tray.Enjoy the cruise!

[mssl72]

Originally Posted by BJCHEV396

Mark I've always used a battery mat.Keeps the acid from reaching the tray.Enjoy the cruise!

I actually have battery mats on both my cars! They've been great for the most part. Never had a problem until now. Probably because the battery spewed too much and the mat got soaked. I can't help but think it's because of an over-charge. Eventually I'll find out. I just hope I can deal with it before the weekend.

[BJCHEV396]

OK good luck.

[tjs44]

Guys,I will have the gold 63 421 Lemans at Donuts in the AM.Tom