Batteries Overcharging Badly

[mhughes01]

I'm working with a pretty knowledgeable local general coach specialist and heavy mechanic in Edmonton who does his best to help us with our LXI.

Our chassis batteries weren't charging. Replaced all three. Still no go. I also replaced four of the six big 4Ds that weren't passing a load tests. All this just before she went in for her annual. Changed alternator (as one leg was dead), plus regulator, and a solenoid. That brought the "annual" on her to $6,500 with some other general preventative maintenance work. ;(( the alternator related bits were north of $3,000.

Picked her up thinking/hoping that was it. BUT, now all the batteries boil over so she's back at the shop. He's thinking bad batteries. Gauges and meters show over 14v, but water is boiling out and the H2S smell would knock a guy over. Says its overcharging from wall plug as well, but it wasn't doing that before I took it in (I have 50A for her in my shop and she is always plugged in.

It was running when I picked her up. Only thing I did was start Genny for some AC.

FIRST THING I NOTICED was signal light turned on wiper. Other mysterious lights on dash I've never seen before making me worry about massive overload.

Haven't heard from him for a few days and worried sick whatever they did burned things up. Anyone had anything like this?
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Mike and Tracy - near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
1999 43 LXI, "Maddy" - 60 Series Detroit
2006 Jeep Liberty CRD (Diesel) or Jeep Rubicon 4 Down Toad

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