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Wow, glad to hear that you are (mostly) ok, Rick..... Which car was it, the
TR or the TD? Any idea what could have caused the explosion?
Dan D
Central NJ USA
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:06 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net=
>
wrote:
> Hello Friends,
> A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me
> with acid and leaving me deafened. Cutting to the chase: I received no
> acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water,
> followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.
> Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and
> accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor's care and
> will know more as my ears heal.
> The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where
> necessary. A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want =
to
> clean the connectors again before they go on.
> My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbo=
s
> are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter wil=
l
> go in.
> Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. An=
d
> tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.
> Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180=
=C2=B0F
> while that exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implication is that
> sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced wit=
h
> a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow,=
both
> banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and
> distilled water.
> Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.
>
> Rick, in Houston
> PS: I promise MG TD content when next I post.
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Wow, glad to hear that you are (mostly) ok, Rick..... Whic=
h car was it, the TR or the TD? Any idea what could have caused the explosi=
on?<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear=3D"all"><div=
><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signatu=
re"><div dir=3D"ltr"><a href=3D"http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/"; target=3D=
"_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></=
div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On=
Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:06 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <<a href=3D"mailto=
:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote=
class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px so=
lid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Hello Friends,<div=
dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC e=
xploded, showering me with acid and leaving me deafened.=C2=A0 Cutting to t=
he chase: I received no acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing my=
self with water, followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.</div><div=
dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but=
is still limited and accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under =
a doctor's care and will know more as my ears heal.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">=C2=A0 =C2=A0The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted wh=
ere necessary.=C2=A0 A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. =
I want to clean the connectors again before they go on.</div><div dir=3D"au=
to">=C2=A0 =C2=A0My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic=
where the turbos are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pum=
p and filter will go in.=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Today th=
e E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. And tomorro=
w, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=
=A0 =C2=A0Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank =
was 180=C2=B0F while that exiting the right bank was 160=C2=B0F. The implic=
ation is that sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats =
was replaced with a wrong value unit. New 160=C2=B0 hot climate thermostats=
go in tomorrow, both banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze co=
ncentrate, and distilled water.</div><div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0Yea, mo=
re information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.</div><div dir=3D"a=
uto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Rick, in Houston</div><div dir=3D"auto">PS=
: I promise MG TD content when next I post.</div></div>
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