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What Would Cause This? - oldeguy - 12-24-2008
Any ideas what would cause a Battery Cover to melt? Not my car, but someone else I know who has a Focus, 2001 Zetec.
What Would Cause This? - NefCanuck - 12-24-2008
First thing that comes to mind is the battery "gassing" but I didn't think the gasses were corrosive (unless because they were trapped under the battery cover :huh:)
NefCanuck
What Would Cause This? - ZTWsquared - 12-24-2008
oldeguy,Dec 23 2008, 10:08 AM Wrote:Any ideas what would cause a Battery Cover to melt? Not my car, but someone else I know who has a Focus, 2001 Zetec.Would overcharging the battery heat it to the point where it could melt plastic? Something amiss in the charging circuit perhaps.
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What Would Cause This? - hardk0re - 12-24-2008
A battery with can internal short an get pretty hot. I burnt my hand on my red top optima when this happened. Do you smell eggs sometimes in your car? And not just when you fart... :P
I still doubt it could melt plastic but you never know..
What Would Cause This? - oldeguy - 12-24-2008
hardk0re,Dec 23 2008, 11:52 AM Wrote:A battery with can internal short an get pretty hot. I burnt my hand on my red top optima when this happened. Do you smell eggs sometimes in your car? And not just when you fart... :PMy car always smells like rotten eggs, due to my age :lol: :lol:
I still doubt it could melt plastic but you never know..
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It isn't my car, it's someone at my work. I thought it was unusual for a battery cover to melt.
What Would Cause This? - Flofocus - 12-24-2008
yeah.....they should get that checked out. :lol:
What Would Cause This? - OAC_Sparky - 12-24-2008
oldeguy,Dec 23 2008, 11:49 AM Wrote:My car always smells like rotten eggs, due to my age :lol: :lol: [right][snapback]278706[/snapback][/right]You should get THAT checked too. :lol:
What Would Cause This? - oldeguy - 12-24-2008
OAC_Sparky,Dec 23 2008, 02:55 PM Wrote:Did. Told to stay away from certain foods, or buy a Convertible.oldeguy,Dec 23 2008, 11:49 AM Wrote:My car always smells like rotten eggs, due to my age :lol:ÃÂ :lol: [right][snapback]278706[/snapback][/right]You should get THAT checked too. :lol:
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What Would Cause This? - ZX3_2NV - 12-24-2008
My moms ZX5 had a melted spot on the cover before she bought it but from what it looks like I think someone opened it and put it on the header shield
What Would Cause This? - Frost__2001 - 12-24-2008
hmm sounds like that issue that prompted the recall for the battery cables awhile ago
What Would Cause This? - Dimitri - 12-24-2008
oldeguy,Dec 23 2008, 09:08 AM Wrote:Any ideas what would cause a Battery Cover to melt? Not my car, but someone else I know who has a Focus, 2001 Zetec.
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Was the battery ever dropped then re-installed? Cracked cell?
What Would Cause This? - meford4u - 12-24-2008
Overcharging.
Check the regulator in the alternator.
Then have another beer.
What Would Cause This? - Scorcher000 - 01-13-2009
Well my negetive post so extremly hot all the time when runing though I have to issues with any of the electrical. And my cover sat and touched the terminals too. But I took mine off and scrap it.