Acky,
Thanks so much for the kind words and all the detailed suggestions. I just tapped off the battery with water. The battery was very dry. I thought they made no maintence batteries now.
My current problem is I'm having trouble getting the regulater back in. I'm doing this from on top of the car. Do the bushes have to be depressed to get it back in? Are there any tricks to getting it back in? Any advice would be greatly appreciated as always.