2001 Ford Focus "car battery smells overheated" Questions

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car looses power and stalls all the time when warm also smells like overheating but temp gauge shows normal i reccommend you get a new battery, cleaning up the corrosion does nothing, the corrosion is

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...car. Didn't notice warning light on dash, but sunny and squinting. Removed battery doesn't smell. Strong smell persists in engine compartment.Should I presume alternator fail? Can't find any burned ...

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2001 mazda protege battery overheating - bad smell....., not catalytic converter . 1.6l. You need to get the alternator output checked. If you can smell something like rotten eggs then what you are ...

...car is usually the battery being overheated. When this happens it will give off hydrogen sulfide gas. The gas is very toxic in high concentrations and also flammable. This could explain the misfire ...

...car is the battery overheating. Being able to jump start the car off another battery is indicative of a bad battery in this case.. The battery is emitting hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas and you will also ...

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...my car overheats, no obvious leaks but water disappears very quickly. burning smell comes throught air vents. car eventually stops, battery died It could be the thermostat.————————————VCS ...

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battery will not charge my 2007 LR3 battery light came on while the vehicle was running, after sitting for 2 hours it was completely dead (battery). Tried charging the battery, lights came on but ...

...car wont tick over when connected Have charging rate checked at the battery. Should be between 13.6 to 14.2. Above 14.2 is not good and will overheat your lights and cause burnout. Under 13.6, will ...

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...car battery first (watch your fingers) but its more likley to be the thermal switch not switching the fans on its an easy part to swop over it just scews in to the engine block with a whire plug ...

Car battery light on for 2 daysbad ';sewer smell' totally dead this a.m. your batteries sulfuric acid has leaked out and this will give you both problems-dead battery and the sewage smell,and don't ...

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