<div dir="ltr">Wow, glad to hear that you are (mostly) ok, Rick..... Which car was it, the TR or the TD? Any idea what could have caused the explosion?<div><br></div><div>Dan D</div><div>Central NJ USA<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/" target="_blank">http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/</a></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Sep 7, 2019 at 10:06 PM Richard Lindsay via Mgs <<a href="mailto:mgs@autox.team.net">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Hello Friends,<div dir="auto"> A little over a week ago the battery in my LBC exploded, showering me with acid and leaving me deafened. Cutting to the chase: I received no acid burns, thanks to stripping down and dousing myself with water, followed by a proper shower a few minutes later.</div><div dir="auto"> Partial hearing returned after 10-15 minutes but is still limited and accompanied by a buzzing ring in one ear. I am under a doctor's care and will know more as my ears heal.</div><div dir="auto"> The car has been cleaned, decontaminated, and repainted where necessary. A new battery is now installed but not yet connected. I want to clean the connectors again before they go on.</div><div dir="auto"> My '85 Maserati Biturbo is at the independent mechanic where the turbos are being cleaned, oil hoses replaced, and a new fuel pump and filter will go in. </div><div dir="auto"> Today the E-Type got new connectors on all the V12's harness wires. And tomorrow, the car will get new thermostats and coolant.</div><div dir="auto"> Testing revealed that coolant exiting the engine's left bank was 180°F while that exiting the right bank was 160°F. The implication is that sometime along the car's history, one of the thermostats was replaced with a wrong value unit. New 160° hot climate thermostats go in tomorrow, both banks, followed by refilling with 50:50 antifreeze concentrate, and distilled water.</div><div dir="auto"> Yea, more information than anyone needs...and mostly off topic.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Rick, in Houston</div><div dir="auto">PS: I promise MG TD content when next I post.</div></div>
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