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I was only going to tighen the terminal. 200 1983

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posted by  Paul Driver of Inga on  Thu Jan 21 12:04 CST 2010
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Knew better than to do it, the post is hot and the fender is close. But that plus battery terminal is a bit loose, the wrench was in hand, and I was going to be careful. The wrench slipped suddenly, there is a bright flash and a good chunk is missing from the wrench and on the inside of the fender. After the heart rate approached normal and the adrenal rush eased a bit, swore to myself that the next time Inga needed a battery the negative terminal is going to be on the dang other side.

While loose on a rant, I just love having a jumper cable clamp hooked to 680 cranking amp battery and a 100 amp alternator that close to chassis ground. Nothing can possibly go wrong with that grounded fender and power steering reservoir mount sitting right there mere inches away from a metal clamp loaded by a spring.

For the record the wrench, yeah I did it and it was a good one, but in the back of the wagon is a rubber pad that goes over the areas near that terminal before the jumper cable does. One Sis Boom Bah was more than enough.

Regards,

Flash





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