Joe.
had something that sounds just like this a couple years ago. all your sympy\toms just before gathering. I too bought a new regulator. mine ended up being a bad crimp on one of my voltage regulator as I recall. i am sure it was a wire connection and it was on or around the regulator. i have a GP VW 2180. jeff york Lexington, KY. --- On Sat, 8/7/10, joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> wrote: > From: joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> > Subject: KR> Battery > To: corvaircr...@mylist.net > Cc: kr...@mylist.net > Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 1:39 PM > Hey guys, > Absolutly a perfect day today and I am sitting her typing. > Tried to start N357CJ and the battery was dead, I thought > that I had left a gps on or something so I just stuck the > charger to it for 20 min. and triedd to crank it and she > barly turned over. The battery was new in March but I > thought I better take a closer look. When I looked at the > battery I could see it was bulged out on 3 sides and when I > got it out it actually had a blow out hole in the middle of > a verticle corner on the groung end. I took it back to the > battery warehouse nad they thought heat but couldn't be > sure. They also said they were going to keep it as an > example. I bought a new battery of a larger cranking amp > size that they did not have before. I am gooing to check > ground and power connections again and I may change the > voltage regulator. I have the JD alt. and regulator.There > has been no sign of over voltage as 14.1 is the highest I > have seen and mostly 13.8 to 14.1. No popped breakers and > cowl temps and engine temps have not gone where it should > have affected a battery. Leave it to me to find new ways to > not be able to fly. > > Joe Horton > coopersburg, Pa. > Sent from my burgerking lunch stop > ____________________________________________________________ > Try this Weight Loss Trick > Simple weight loss secret to lose 12 pounds in 30 days > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c5d9a5b815953827st06duc > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html >
