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monster Jul 24, 2006

Surprising?!? Was it a no-maintenance battery? Any paint damage? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_power#Battery_explosion

iwz Jul 24, 2006

Haha, yes, very surprising. Park the car, get cash, turn the key, *BOOM*. Some guys by my car thought a tire popped or something. No paint damage, that I saw. I'll have to check it out today. Th...

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monsterEst. 2006

'Older' batteries had caps you could pry off and top up, most new ones are sealed and the build up of gases seems less likely. (But i guess plausible)

http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq14.htm#explode

http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq14.htm#CaCa

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