In a message dated 11/7/05 10:20:41 PM, jbange@gmail.com writes:

<< That puddle under your engine might just be from the guy who parked there
before with a cracked BATTERY... >>

You've rekindled the bitter memory I have of popping the hood of a car to
find droplets of "water" splattered on the core support and wheelhouse on a bone
dry day.  I reflexively dabbed at them to see if they were drops of oil.
Luckily, right before I rubbed my dry eyes, my son said something about the
headlights dimming and getting brighter which led me to the queefed out voltage
regulator which was overcharging the battery.  The pause was enough to allow my
fingertips to start burning.  Good thing, too, because while I might look as
cool as Ray Charles in sunglasses, I sure as hell can't carry a tune like him.

George