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Regulator charging 200 1984

posted by  jaydee on  Fri Oct 15 17:42 CST 2004
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The battery in my 240 GLE seems to keep leaking from the top. Two weeks ago I removed the battery, cleaned up the terminals, battery and tray with soda, and reconnected. Tonight I see that the tray is full of battery acid and the battery top and sides are wet.
I checked the voltage non-running and got 12.5 volts on the battery. I then checked at 700 rpm and again at 1500 rpm, and got 14.3 volts. Thus, the alternator is working properly and the regulator is allowing the correct charge to come through.
How do I check to see if the regulator shuts off the charge when the battery is fully up, or is this not the way things work?
Do I have a bad regulator, or do I have a bad battery? Any other things to check?
Thanks
JD






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