it drained all butt an inch of the water. it didn't actually syphone it. it's
more like it blew it out. i ran the hose down next to the air box drain hose.
it blew the water out in four days. approximately 240 miles at speeds between
80 and 120mph. when i stopped for gas and tried to start it. all it did was
click a bunch in succession. sounded like a bad solenoid switch off of a car. i
let it cool for ten minutes and it started barely. i got it home and found the
problem. no problem since then. p.s. when i capped it i putt a small hole in
the tube above the cap. just enough for ventalation but small enough that the
fluid doesn't blow out at high speeds. i replaced the acid with distilled water.
----- Original Message -----
From: Gene Henry
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 4:56 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Alternator problem...
And the closest you can come now, would be to fully charge the battery (if
you can) then drain the battery cell(s) in question and replace with new
electrolyte. How many cells/how much water did you have to add? A few
tablespoons probably wouldn't have much effect.
I don't understand how the tube could have siphoned out the acid. The tube
connection is above the liquid level of the battery. Any idea?
Capping the tube would pretty much defeat its purpose.
----- Original Message -----
From: stanley/ Randolph
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2009 2:58 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Alternator problem...
If you added water, then you weakened the solution; how much, depends on
how much water you had to add....
It is not the same as water evaporating out of solution, you lost the whole
, and it should be replaced with same.
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From: jason scott <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 2:38:25 PM
Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Alternator problem...
86 700s nh had no drainage tube for battery. acid was messing up frame and
exaust. added drainage tube with no cap on the end. when i drove it the air
syphoned out the battery acid. added water and capped the tube. everything back
to normal. jason scott south carolin
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