Re: [Amc-list] Radiator Cap, now exploded battery

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: A few years back I had someone stuck at a gas station and it made that 
"noise" that loose battery clamps do (it was an Aerostar) so I had them open 
the hood and just as I reached to check the clamps, the impatient person hit 
the key again. The resultant explosion temporarily blinded me (luckily it 
happened someplace I knew my way around, so I was able to get to the 
bathroom and rinse my face off quickly.) and I couldn't hear well for a few 
days. No jumper cables were involved. All I did was open the hood at the 
same time she hit the key again and the hydrogen (gas) bomb lit up!
   I'm also glad I had taken off my jacket earlier (my shirt went to mush 
and looked like moths had eaten it by the time I got back from the bathroom) 
so I at least had something to wear on my back till I got home. I dabbed my 
jeans with a wet cloth and they stained, and eventually fell apart a couple 
washings later.
   After all that, she comes up to me and says "You owe me a battery!" and I 
told her to call her insurance agent because I wanted to be compensated for 
her stupidity and inconsideration as well as possible medical expenses. Her 
eyes went big as saucers, and she left, got some other "victim" to jump 
start what was left of her battery and she drove away.


From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] Radiator Cap, now exploded battery
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Because we've been talking about bad experiences with radiator
caps, I
thought I would relate my story about batteries that explode
because they
got hooked up wrong to charge or jump start.
The instructors at tech school brought in a service mechanic one
day from a
local shop. A battery had blown up in his face. His eyes looked
really bad,
very red and bloodshot, swollen and painful, his face was deep
red from the
acid, he wasn't wearing his safety glasses and was looking at
the battery
when he made the final connection (wrong).  It exploded battery
acid into
his face...........  He was lucky he didn't loose his eyesight.
It was a great lesson I still remember, and I always look away
when I make
the last connection and don't have safety glasses handy.

Armand

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