Re: IML: secure that battery

["Frederick Joslin" <fljoslin@xxxxxxxx>]

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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Fred Joslin