Battery explosion

[Scott Mirabella <jmirab2972@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Guys,
Had my convertible out today. It started drizzling, so I went outside to 
put the top up. As I turned the key... KAPOW. Like a shotgun under the 
hood. Opened her up to find the battery blown up. I've been nursing this 
battery all winter. Using a trickle charger to keep it alive. Guy at 
work told me the continuous charging lowers (evaporated) the acid and 
the lead in the cells arcs causing the explosion. Good news is there was 
not a lot of acid under the hood. I made up a sodium bicarbonate 
solution and sprayed it down twice, then rinsed it with H2O when I got 
home. On a brighter note I put a brand new Group 27 battery in, and it 
fits perfectly!
Scott Mirabella
1964 Fury convertible
383 4speed


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