<VV> Battery Fire

[Kenneth E Pepke]

That is good, Mark, but it would still be worth some peace of 
mind to confirm a reasonable clearance between the battery
post and the decklid support.  Some modeling clay will tell the
story for sure.
Ken P

On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 01:23:48 +0000 mwclarke01 at gmail.com writes:
> Thanks, Ken.  I don't think it came in contact with the deck lid, but 
> will probably never know for sure.  I have a new battery in now and 
> it's charging properly.
> 
> Mark C.
> 
> ------Original Message------
> From: Kenneth E Pepke
> To: mwclarke01 at gmail.com
> Sent: Oct 5, 2008 5:47 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> Battery Fire
> 
> On an early it is quite possible for a tall battery to make
> contact with the deck lid support.  If it was very close a
> bump in the road might cause momentary contact.
> Ken P
> 
> On Sun, 5 Oct 2008 11:20:54 -0500 "Mark Clarke" 
> <mwclarke01 at gmail.com>
> writes:
> > TO JR, Charlie and 2 members in my local club,
> > 
> > Thanks for your thoughts on what may have caused my battery fire 
> > yesterday
> > afternoon.  Earlier this morning, I went to O'Reilly and bought a 
> > new
> > battery (they declined to take my charred out old one).  The new 
> > battery
> > tested out at 14.25 volts so I am hoping that everything is fine.  
> I 
> > feel
> > fortunate that I had no damage to either property or person.  I am
> > speculating that the hold down spring that was located BETWEEN the 
> 2
> > terminals must have arced and started the fire.  I haven't 
> replaced 
> > the hold
> > down, but I really don't think the battery is going anywhere 
> unless 
> > I decide
> > to take it to the race track (which is highly unlikely).
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Mark Clarke
> > '63 Monza Convertible, 84 hp, pg
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