(goldfish) Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 At least in my case the metal holder broke, and then welded itself to the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightRider Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 I was driving home yesterday and as i was turning on the street my house is on, sparks started shooting out of the hood vent near the battery. As it turns out the previous owner of my 280zx used an old bungee cord like you would use in the back of a truck to hold the battery in place. Well this cord snapped and my battery grounded out on the hood, thus the sparks and then fire. Luckily i carry a fire extinguisher in my cars somewhere and was able to put it out before it really messed anything but the battery up (and a little spot on the underside of the hood). This incident really opened my eyes to the possibilities of how my car had been "rigged" in the past. This time it was just $100 for a new battery and a battery mount, but next time it could be worse. So learn from my mistake and don't trust the previous owners! THIS SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME! The car had these ancient hard-as-a-rock battery cables so I replaced them, I didn't realize they held the battery in in place. I was driving car home from school, first time driving the car around town, ready for a big Friday night date. Sent the wiring harness up in flames, right down the street from my school in front of all my classmates driving by. The car was off the street for a month and the entire wiring harness had to be removed and replaced. That thing was frieddd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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