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lost town riderz · 06-02-2011, 12:18 PM

I have a 96 Magna, been running great till recently. My batery neg cable connection broke a week ago and killed it. I jumped it off after fixing the cable and it did fine for a few days. The other day I noticed it started smelling like rotten eggs! I stoped at a red light started to let out on the clutch, it popped and died. I had no power whatsoever. I jumped it off and it would idle but as soon as I hit the gas it would die. I replaced the batery and noticed the headlight was blown so I replaced it as well (all parts from Honda). Now today I'm smelling that "rotten egg" smell and noticed my headlight was out (low beam only, high beam works)! Has anyone else had this happen???

seruzawa · 06-02-2011, 12:32 PM

The rotten egg smell is sulphur from you battery. Put on rubber gloves and pull it. Recycle it and put in a new one. Make sure to wash everything thoroughly to get off any acid residue. Do it now because your battery is almost 100% sure to be leaking. The acid will eat right through any steel like the brackets, your frame.... etc.

lost town riderz · 06-02-2011, 12:47 PM

No battery leak! I just took it out and checked it!

Easy Rider 2 · 06-02-2011, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by lost town riderz

No battery leak! I just took it out and checked it!

How's the water level ?

It could be overcharging......or have an internal short causing it to boil "gas" out of the overflow hose.

Next, you need a voltmeter to check the voltages, both off and on/charging.

While not too likely, that smell can also come from a badly corroded and arcing connection point......like the other end of the positive cable on the solenoid or there is corrosion INSIDE the battery post connectors OR your "fix" is defective.

Morbo the Destroyer · 06-02-2011, 01:24 PM

Is it National Magna Month? WTF, this makes what, 4 in a row?

The_AirHawk · 06-02-2011, 01:39 PM

That Smell is what The Rock's Cookin', Yo!

Can YOU smell it?

motopsych · 08-02-2011, 07:37 PM

With a good, charged battery installed, check the the charging level with a volt meter. Positive probe to pos terminal and negative probe to neg terminal, if it is over 14volts then your regulator/rectifier is overcharging, they often do this when they go bad. The rotten egg smell came from your battery blowing up due to being charged at something like 19 volts.

sarnali2 · 08-03-2011, 07:31 AM

Honda V4's are notorious for charging system issues. The voltage rectifier/ regulator is likely to be the culprit here. As stated above.

06-02-2011, 12:18 PM	#1
lost town riderz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2	Rotten eggs I have a 96 Magna, been running great till recently. My batery neg cable connection broke a week ago and killed it. I jumped it off after fixing the cable and it did fine for a few days. The other day I noticed it started smelling like rotten eggs! I stoped at a red light started to let out on the clutch, it popped and died. I had no power whatsoever. I jumped it off and it would idle but as soon as I hit the gas it would die. I replaced the batery and noticed the headlight was blown so I replaced it as well (all parts from Honda). Now today I'm smelling that "rotten egg" smell and noticed my headlight was out (low beam only, high beam works)! Has anyone else had this happen???

06-02-2011, 12:32 PM	#2
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	The rotten egg smell is sulphur from you battery. Put on rubber gloves and pull it. Recycle it and put in a new one. Make sure to wash everything thoroughly to get off any acid residue. Do it now because your battery is almost 100% sure to be leaking. The acid will eat right through any steel like the brackets, your frame.... etc. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

06-02-2011, 01:24 PM	#5
Morbo the Destroyer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,309	Is it National Magna Month? WTF, this makes what, 4 in a row? __________________ Fun Facts to Know and Tell! Thomas Jefferson wrote that the 1st Amendment erected a "wall of separation" between the church and the state (James Madison said it "drew a line," but it is Jefferson's term that sticks with us today). The phrase is commonly thought to mean that the government should not establish, support, or otherwise involve itself in any religion. Its.......A FACT!

06-02-2011, 01:39 PM	#6
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	That Smell is what The Rock's Cookin', Yo! Can YOU smell it? __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

08-03-2011, 07:31 AM	#8
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Honda V4's are notorious for charging system issues. The voltage rectifier/ regulator is likely to be the culprit here. As stated above. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

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06-02-2011, 12:47 PM	#3
lost town riderz Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 2	No battery leak! I just took it out and checked it!

08-02-2011, 07:37 PM	#7
motopsych Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 8	With a good, charged battery installed, check the the charging level with a volt meter. Positive probe to pos terminal and negative probe to neg terminal, if it is over 14volts then your regulator/rectifier is overcharging, they often do this when they go bad. The rotten egg smell came from your battery blowing up due to being charged at something like 19 volts.