>Finally, if I just put the batter >in and the terminals touch the metal top of the compartment will I have a >problem? > >Thanks for the advice >ajax 87 westy gl >(rust just removed.) you are going to have a big problem. look at the battery you have in there now, under the passengers seat, it (hopefully) has a cover over the positive terminal, if that was not there then soon after you closed the metal cover, you would have lots of smoke and probably a carpet fire, mabye an explosion? Woah, the current passing through that metal cover would be immense. brad '85 GL
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