Re: IML: secure that battery

["jsadowski" <jsadowski@xxxxxxx>]

Just as an FYI, The original style battery hold downs are easily obtainable.
John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Frederick Joslin" <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: IML: secure that battery


Your e-mail made me think. There is a chunk missing from my fan shroud at
the top corner nearest the battery. When I bought the car the battery was
being held down by a bungee cord. I wonder if an errant battery caused
the damage to the shroud. I cannot think what else would. Since then I
have fabricated a real battery hold down from a piece of steel stock (1"
x 1/8") about 9" long. Drill a hole at each end and use the standard J
shaped hold down bolts.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: triggermortis@xxxxxxxxx
 To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
 Subject: IML: secure that battery
 Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 01:02:24 -0500


 I always like to mount the largest battery I
 can fit in. I like to get one that almost
 bends the tray it sits on.

 Don't forget to secure it. I drove home from
 Detroit to Toronto once and for some reason, I
 could not secure the battery on my pickup
 truck. I stopped to fuel up, and then made a
 sharp turn to get back on the road. My battery
 flipped off the tray and jammed between the fan
 and the rad. Somehow a fuel line was knocked
 loose and started a fire. I stopped and
 immediately moved an 8 pound container of
 smokeless rifle propellant from the cab to the
 curb some distance away.

 Fortunately, the guy working the gas bar had a
 fire extinguisher and put out the fire quickly.
 The fire department showed up and looked at
 the container of gun powder, but didn't comment
 on it. I had to replace the battery and some
 wires. The battery had a big gouge in it where
 the fan blade bit into it. Could have been a
 lot worse.

 Make sure that battery is secure. Good idea to check the clearance
 too.

 Alan Harper
 1964 Mercury 3/4 ton flatbed
 1969 Dodge D100 pickup
 1976 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham
 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham St. Regis (fawn gold)
 1978 Chrysler New Yorker Brougham St. Regis (triple white)
 1992 Ford T-Bird
 2001 Harley Davidson FXDXT Dyna Super Glide Convertible
 triggermortis@xxxxxxxxx
 preservationist of our chrome heritage
 SI VIS PACEM, PARA BELLUM

 =====

 > One caveat: ALWAYS check the clearance between the battery posts
 and the =
 hood. If you use a taller battery, it could contact the underside of
 the =
 hood during maneuvers, then you would have trouble.

 David C. Wilker Jr.
 United States Air Force, Retired



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