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