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ItsRandy · 10-08-2012, 06:29 PM

A close friend of mine was driving his '69 Chevy long bed pick-up truck down the road about 50 miles an hour when he says "It sounded like I hit a landmine". BOOM! His truck shook and shut off for a second or two then began running again so he drove it home (about four miles). As he was driving he began smelling an acid smell. When he got home and opened the hood this is what he found.
The moral to this story is: Batteries really can blow up...big time. I have been working on cars for 40+ years and have never seen a battery blow up, I have been told it can happen but have never seen one that has. Hydrogen gas is explosive and only takes a small spark/internal short in the battery to set it off, so be careful.

10-08-2012, 06:29 PM	#1
ItsRandy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Grand Terrace, Ca. Posts: 1,607	Just a reminder... A close friend of mine was driving his '69 Chevy long bed pick-up truck down the road about 50 miles an hour when he says "It sounded like I hit a landmine". BOOM! His truck shook and shut off for a second or two then began running again so he drove it home (about four miles). As he was driving he began smelling an acid smell. When he got home and opened the hood this is what he found. The moral to this story is: Batteries really can blow up...big time. I have been working on cars for 40+ years and have never seen a battery blow up, I have been told it can happen but have never seen one that has. Hydrogen gas is explosive and only takes a small spark/internal short in the battery to set it off, so be careful. Attached Images



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