Jim, Please give us a update. And, why do you think this happened? I once knelt on the back seat of a 74 super beetle and had a similar experience. covering one of those terminals was a lesson I learned the hard way at age 18. funny thing is the car started and we drove that way to sears to get a new battery! that is we did once the smoke cleared.
Eric Caron 85 GL Auto Westfalia
> On May 2, 2015, at 2:40 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Ouch! Sulfuric acid does not evaporate! The water it's mixed with does, leaving concentrated sulfuric acid behind, which will do incredible damage to you and the van. > > Suit up in old clothes, wear a face mask and rubber gloves, remove what's left of the battery, and wash everything down with a solution of baking soda to neutralize the acid. Then take a shower and wash the old clothes, or they will be full of holes the next time you see them. > > Stuart > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Jim Felder > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2015 9:27 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Boom! Started my day with a little nitric acid > > Charged the battery overnight in Fifty Shades of Brown in anticipation of getting the pump primed this weekend. When I hit the key it sounded like a > 12 gauge shotgun in the back. It literally blew the top off the battery and sent acid all over the place. Glad I was at the switch and not back there. > > Jim |
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