Funny smell / battery juice over the engine ! Battery advice

[sternal]

Update

Fitted leisure battery that is actually a normal battery drove to local garage reading was 13.7v engine on this is with leisure battery ( car battery) so have fitted new battery as I don't know the history of leisure battery ( car) varta battery tenner more than eurocar parts happy with that

Off to supermarket to get bicarbonate !

Does all this sound about right ? Ie volt reading ?

[nicq]

Make sure you do everything, starter motor, alternated and all electrical connections inc earth conns under the engine hatch or you will get loads of electrical faults later.
When cleaned up cover in petroleum jelly and spray everything with loads of wd40.

[sternal]

New battery fitted

Two tests one with leisure battery fitted and new battery together and on with just new battery fitted



Now back to campsite with bicarbonate !

Thanks everyone ! Vertual beer on it way to you !

[nicq]

Make mine a vertual 1664

Have a good holiday

[sternal]

I've doused the engine several times with water and water mixed with bicarbonate I think I got away without causing damage... Unless it eats it slowly !!!


Here are some pics




This was blue !



Took the paint off the filter !




Pipes





All in I think I've been lucky this time !


Bicarbonate soda is now part of my tool kit !!!


Thanks once again


Any further advice gladly taken

[sternal]

Finally got sometime to read the battery with the engine running
For clarification is this reading okay ?? I only ran the van for 5mins

[nicq]

Is that reading at the main battery or were did you take it

[sternal]

Direct from the main battery

[nicq]

It is a bit high, are you sure about the meter. What reading do you get without the engine running.

[sternal]

Will be home in an hour so will post back then

Cheers

[sternal]

back with my findings !

After not being started since this morning 11ish battery read at 12.72v which is normal.

started up and running on driveway for 2 mins 14.36v

after a 5 mins drive round the block on driveway 14.30v


then with lights/blower/hazards on 13.88v

turned off lights/blower hazards it reads 14.26v

pretty normal ?? or worth buying one of these

though they do look different but guessing its more of an error with the pics !

http://www.gsfcarparts.com/parts/electr ... -regulator" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

or

http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php/v ... 3-all.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[sternal]

Just had a look through some of the spares the previous German owner gave me and I found this unused



The long number 1 197 311 028 matches the one fitted so I guess I already have the part???!?


Worth fitting ? Or are my readings okay ??

[nicq]

Looking at the spec its perfect

[sternal]

Do I need to fit ? Are readings to high ? From what I've read on the interweb readings should be under 14.5v which they are

Is it easy to fit ?

[nicq]

No its perfect