[Bricklin] Blowing a Battery up In a car

[Scott Isensee]

Wow! I hope you didn't get burned from the acid. Regular lead-acid car
batteries outgas hydrogen so, if you crank a lot and there is a spark, they
can explode like yours did. I like to use gel cell batteries like Optima. They
are sealed.

You should be able to open the door from the inside by pulling the latch in
the door panel and then giving the door a good shove. The door is heavy so
you'll have to put your shoulder into it. It may help to have someone lift the
door from outside if you can get it open enough for them to get their finger
under the lip. You'll have to be careful that the door doesn't come back down
on their fingers though.

If that doesn't work, you may need to hook up a new battery.



 Scott



-----Original Message-----
From: dmohler1 <dmohler1 at columbus.rr.com>
To: Bricklin <Bricklin at autox.team.net>
Sent: Mon, Apr 7, 2014 12:13 pm
Subject: [Bricklin] Blowing a Battery up In a car


 Hi Name is Don I have Vin.# 2880 1975 I am Having a Problem Help if you can I
had the car on a Trickle charger. I got in it last Fall before I had
Surgeries.
I went to start the car and the Battery blew up on me So Loud Scared the Crap
out of me, plus Battery acid all over me and the car. it has sat every since I
got the battery out and just put one back in but the doors won't open or go
up.
I go through the back got any ideas of how to get the doors open they won't
even
from the inside. or what else happened when the Battery blew? I need to get to
the fuse panel some how.
Thanks Don
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