[Jahred]

Ok. So here I go again. I have an Optima battery in a Cobra just back on the road. The gauges are Autometer. Best I recollect, the alternator is Maqnum, I think probably 80 amps.

Was out on a long run today. Have been concerned cause the alt gauge ussually reads 16v or better. Got some major gassing from the Optima today.

Is the regulator in the battery on this thing? What happens with the gassing? Will it just blow the car up or me too? Presume there is risk of that sucker blowing? It was hissing for quite a while. There was a semi noxcious/sweet smell for a while and it took a while to figure out where it was coming from. There was some smoke or visable vapor coming from one of the terminals. I have a groud problem but the last guy I asked to have a look at it said it was properly grounded.

Any thoughts? Comments/observations appreciated.