charging OPEL GT-R 1973 Service Manual

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OPEL GT-R 1973  Service Manual The 1973 Opel Chassis Service MayI has been completely revised with respect to layout, format and information content
in a” attempt 
to provide you “The Technician” with a tiore logical and usab

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OPEL GT-R 1973  Service Manual ELECTRICALGROUP 1
Section
IAIBICIDIE
IFIGIH
II
IJTitle
Battery and Cables. . . . . .
StartingSystem. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ignition System, .
ChargingSystemWashers and Wipers 
.,
LightingSystems
Signa

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BATER~ AND CABLES
ALL/ MODELS
C+NTENTIiSubject
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION:
GeneralBatteryInformation
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lost as the result of charging and discharging, and it
must be replaced before the electrolyte level falls to
the tops:of the separators. If the water is not repla

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gravity corrected to 80 degrees F.’ shows more than
a thirty point 
(.030) drop from the initial tilling with
electrolyte, or if one or more cells’gas violently afte

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and terminal connections should not exceed 2/10
volt.
5. Connedt voltmeter positive lead to ground on en-
gine. 
At&h prod to voltmeter negative lead and
apply pro

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Do not overfill, as electrolyte may 
be sprayed out by
gassing or may overtlow due to heat expansion dur:
ing charging.
If distilled water is not available, it is bett

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421 Test 
F$ocedure1. Visual Inspection 
- The first step in testing the
Energizer br 12-V& Battery should be a visual in-
spection 
which very often will save tim

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OPEL GT-R 1973  Service Manual 1A. 81873 OPEL SERVICE MANUALELECTROLYTESPECIFIC GRAVITY
TEMPERATURE 
(F)CORRECTION
-+0&&n _
THERMOMETER 30”
EXAMPLE A:
--,012---,016---,026
- -.02h
- -.028
- -.032~ 
-.036
YEXAMPLE 6:TEMPERATURE =

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plus 61 terminal of the voltage regulator and protects
the circuit to the generator telltale light.
BATTERY RECHARGING
There are two separate methods of recharging
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