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Was it cold? Like really cold? A dead battery will freeze and explode.
Rick Alexander
http://www.brubakerbox.com
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From: the hitman=20
To: Cory.Langford@icbc.com ; scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com=20
Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 3:58 PM
Subject: RE: my battery exploded?
here's the thing though. the battery wasn't holding any kind of charge =
what so ever. you could jump start the car, let it run for an hour, and =
then turn it off. after turning it off it would not restart, it had to =
be jumped all over again. that's why i think somebody must have done =
something, maybe stick it on the battery charger too long or even jump =
it with the wires backwards?
So Sayeth The Hitman=20
http://www.techography.net/brettsgarage=20
>From: "Langford, Cory"=20
>To: "'the hitman'"=20
>Subject: RE: my battery exploded?=20
>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:01:11 -0700=20
>=20
>Not sure if a battery would explode sitting, maybe someone else on =
the list=20
>will chime in.=20
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>BUT, I have seen a battery do that when it is over charged. If it is=20
>overcharged for too long the pressure from the gas, hydrogen I =
believe it=20
>makes, ends up splitting the battery case (especially the new sealed =
ones)=20
>and sends battery acid all over the place.=20
>=20
>Is your alternator overcharging the system? Happens if the regulator =
goes on=20
>it. I have seen alternators put out 20V. Batteries don't like that :) =
>=20
>Just a thought.=20
>=20
>Cory Langford=20
>'86 Oettinger turbo project=20
>'83 beater=20
>=20
>=20
>-----Original Message-----=20
>From: the hitman [mailto:vwscir88@hotmail.com]=20
>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:50 AM=20
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
>Subject: my battery exploded?=20
>=20
>=20
>evils been having some charging problems, figured it was the battery =
since=20
>it has a 6 month old alternator. the other day i jumped evil to get =
her=20
>started and let her run for a while just to keep everything going. =
pulled=20
>her back in and let her sit for a couple of days. tonight when i went =
down=20
>to the shop, i popped evil's hood to check some things out, when i =
popped=20
>the hood i got a great big wiff of battery acid. apparently some time =
in the=20
>last two days the battery exploded and dumped all the acid out of it. =
it was=20
>fine when i put it away, so how the hell could this happen? i suspect =
that=20
>one of my "shopmates" did something funky to my battery and doesn't =
want to=20
>own to it, but before i go accusing friends of stuff i'd like to =
check with=20
>all of you and see what you think. can a battery just explode sitting =
there=20
>when the car has been turned off for a while? i never heard of such =
thing=20
>happening before.=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>So Sayeth The Hitman=20
>http://www.techography.net/brettsgarage=20
>=20
> _____=20
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<DIV><STRONG>Was it cold? Like really cold? A dead battery will freeze =
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explode.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Rick Alexander<BR><A=20
href=3D"http://www.brubakerbox.com";>http://www.brubakerbox.com</A><BR><A =
href=3D"http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/";>http://clubs.hemmings.com/hams/<=
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<A title=3Dvwscir88@hotmail.com =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3DCory.Langford@icbc.com=20
href=3D"mailto:Cory.Langford@icbc.com";>Cory.Langford@icbc.com</A> ; <A =
title=3Dscirocco-Al@insight.rr.com=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 30, 2002 =
3:58=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: my battery =
exploded?</DIV>
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<P>here's the thing though. the battery wasn't holding any kind of =
charge what=20
so ever. you could jump start the car, let it run for an hour, and =
then turn=20
it off. after turning it off it would not restart, it had to be jumped =
all=20
over again. that's why i think somebody must have done something, =
maybe stick=20
it on the battery charger too long or even jump it with the wires=20
backwards?<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV><BR><BR><BR>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV>So Sayeth The Hitman </DIV><A=20
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href=3D"http://www.techography.net/brettsgarage";>http://www.techography.n=
et/brettsgarage</A>=20
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<DIV></DIV>>From: "Langford, Cory" <CORY.LANGFORD@ICBC.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: "'the hitman'" <VWSCIR88@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: RE: my battery exploded?=20
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 08:01:11 -0700=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Not sure if a battery would explode sitting, maybe =
someone else=20
on the list=20
<DIV></DIV>>will chime in.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>BUT, I have seen a battery do that when it is over =
charged. If=20
it is=20
<DIV></DIV>>overcharged for too long the pressure from the gas, =
hydrogen I=20
believe it=20
<DIV></DIV>>makes, ends up splitting the battery case (especially =
the new=20
sealed ones)=20
<DIV></DIV>>and sends battery acid all over the place.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Is your alternator overcharging the system? Happens if =
the=20
regulator goes on=20
<DIV></DIV>>it. I have seen alternators put out 20V. Batteries =
don't like=20
that :)=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Just a thought.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Cory Langford=20
<DIV></DIV>>'86 Oettinger turbo project=20
<DIV></DIV>>'83 beater=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----=20
<DIV></DIV>>From: the hitman [mailto:vwscir88@hotmail.com]=20
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:50 AM=20
<DIV></DIV>>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: my battery exploded?=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>evils been having some charging problems, figured it =
was the=20
battery since=20
<DIV></DIV>>it has a 6 month old alternator. the other day i jumped =
evil to=20
get her=20
<DIV></DIV>>started and let her run for a while just to keep =
everything=20
going. pulled=20
<DIV></DIV>>her back in and let her sit for a couple of days. =
tonight when=20
i went down=20
<DIV></DIV>>to the shop, i popped evil's hood to check some things =
out,=20
when i popped=20
<DIV></DIV>>the hood i got a great big wiff of battery acid. =
apparently=20
some time in the=20
<DIV></DIV>>last two days the battery exploded and dumped all the =
acid out=20
of it. it was=20
<DIV></DIV>>fine when i put it away, so how the hell could this =
happen? i=20
suspect that=20
<DIV></DIV>>one of my "shopmates" did something funky to my battery =
and=20
doesn't want to=20
<DIV></DIV>>own to it, but before i go accusing friends of stuff =
i'd like=20
to check with=20
<DIV></DIV>>all of you and see what you think. can a battery just =
explode=20
sitting there=20
<DIV></DIV>>when the car has been turned off for a while? i never =
heard of=20
such thing=20
<DIV></DIV>>happening before.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>So Sayeth The Hitman=20
<DIV></DIV>>http://www.techography.net/brettsgarage=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>> _____=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click=20
<DIV></DIV>> Here=20
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