Help! 2 day old battery swollen!

[Ballen194]

Woo that's a puffed up battery. That looks like an over charge. But damn that's bad.

[Nathan @ XSpower]

Give us a call and we can set up a return on the battery. Until we get it in here we can not determine if it is a manufacturing issue (which does happen with anything) or an overcharging issue. For a battery to swell up like that and do it that quickly it sounds like your alt is probably charging higher than 14.4V.

I would def check the charge voltage at the alt.

[RockFord4lyfe]

checked the alt, its charging at 14.32 to 14.4... think its because of the heat, the radiator / fan is directly infront the battery (maybe 2 inches separation). Also the engine is a bit bigger than the normal, 1300cc instead of 990cc, so extra heat perhaps

[Nathan @ XSpower]

Yes, if you have a lot of heat while pushing the battery to its limits that can create swelling. With the heat you are producing it make actually be better for you to relocate the battery to the back of the vehicle if it is possible. You definitely want to use something to block all the heat from the battery if you do leave the battery under the hood.

[RockFord4lyfe]

think i would look into getting a new 1 for the front and use the old one in the back, and this time get a holder for the batt. You live and learn. thanks for your help though.