robert nanzig wrote:
> Any guesses as to why my car battery exploded yesterday when I
> turned the ignition key . It left a nice inverted dent in my hood.
> The battery is nearly 5 years old, used everyday for about 150 miles,
> was very clean around the terminals but had never been checked for fluid
> level. I didn't notice you could until the cap blew off it. Voltage at
> 3000 rpms is 14.4 on the new battery.
> I'll remember not to stand over the battery when someone else starts
> the car in the future.
You are sooooo lucky. I have seen batterys take out a concrete block wall
and move a car.
Always take care.
chuck
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