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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
Be carefull with the Kirkland battery's, I had one in my Camry and it leaked acid everywhere. I prefer Interstate they make a good battery.
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Ironically I saw a small leak from my Interstate on the side...
Back to the saga... I connected the new battery and heard a blowing type sound from somewhere up front, I ran up front and saw a little smoke from the alternator region and the fuse area.... Disconnected it within 5 seconds of connecting the battery.
I opened the fuse panel and it aired out. I touched the positive "jump post" and it was warm, illustrating a gorund out somewhere.
I freaked, reconnected my original abttery and she started with no problem and ran fine but was not charging at all, voltage dropped to 6-7 volts but the diesel was running.
At this point I realized that the alternator looks like the culprit, specifically the voltage regulator. I jumped my car with the C220 to help recharge my Interstate and after 20 seconds saw smoke coming from the alternator so I disconnected and removed the battery. Ordered a new alternator just now.....
I hate car problems. It seems anytime I touch something S#$% has to hit the fan.... I have been having problem swith the alternator charging properly for a long time though, guess ti finally bit the bullet?
Any other problems that may have arisen guys, considering that it started after the initial ordeal and ran smooth?