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07-16-2007, 01:58 AM
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That Guy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: miami, fl
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My battery exploded!
Yes u read right..my battery did explode! I had it charging cuz it was dead....then i had put the charger on start...then i went through the passenger side(note:my hood wasnt on the truck) and i reached to start the truck and the engine turned once and BOOOOM!! I shyt myself lmao. Maybe thats what i get when i use a cheap Prostart battery thats like 50million yrs. old. heres a pic....
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 1978 Chevy Scottdale Stepside, 3rd engine- 350c.i. built with cam and lifters, holley 670cfm carb. and intake,heads shaved .60. Truck is a project, and I am its restorererer! 
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07-16-2007, 02:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: My battery exploded!
Glad you weren't hurt man. Time to get an Optima Gel or Exide Orbital maybe ? Make sure you wash up your engine compartment real good as everything probably got an acid bath.
If you do go the gel battery route, they DO NOT like to be jumped off with a high amp charger or to be charged quickly. You gotta charge them slow on low amperage. I found this out the hard way one morning in a desperate rush. Killed the battery. Last edited by Pyrotechnic; 07-16-2007 at 02:36 AM. |
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07-16-2007, 02:37 AM
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Dark Heart Motorsports
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Re: My battery exploded!
dammat breh...glad to hear you are safe! thats all that matters
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07-16-2007, 02:39 AM
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Right turn Clyde
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Re: My battery exploded!
I hope you neutralized all that battery acid. Lots of baking soda and water
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07-16-2007, 02:39 AM
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THE VILLIAGE IDIOT
Join Date: Nov 2006
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Re: My battery exploded!
glad nobody was standing close to it..definatly wash it down really good..
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honestly honey,,i have no idea how that truck got here. 
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07-16-2007, 02:43 PM
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That Guy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: miami, fl
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Re: My battery exploded!
Yea i didnt have baking soda...so i just washed it down with degreaser lol. And yea i had an optima blue top..but i gave it to my dad for his truck since it wasnt really much in use....and i had this one in the 56' belair.
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07-16-2007, 03:09 PM
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Location: Springfield Mo.
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Re: My battery exploded!
That happened to me when my wife and I first got married. She had a Dodge Stratus. Battery went dead so I left it on the charger overnight. Plan was to get it started so that I could take it to O'Reilly and trade in the old battery for a new one the next morning.
When I took the charger off the next morning and turned the key it was just like you said BOOM! Sounded like a small bomb went off. My wife came running out of the house to see what was going on. I wasn't really sure myself until I noticed all of the battery acid running out onto my driveway. Since then, I have become a lot more careful around batteries! ...Joe
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07-16-2007, 05:18 PM
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That Guy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: miami, fl
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Re: My battery exploded!
Hehe yea its some pretty scary stuff... the explosion!
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1978 Chevy Scottdale Stepside, 3rd engine- 350c.i. built with cam and lifters, holley 670cfm carb. and intake,heads shaved .60. Truck is a project, and I am its restorererer!
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07-16-2007, 07:02 PM
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Chevys Kick A$$
Join Date: Jan 2005
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Re: My battery exploded!
Thats crazy. Glad to hear that you were not injured. Time for a decent battery!
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