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Posted by saabnow (more from saabnow) on Thu, 4 Oct 2001 23:51:04
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Message from mlengno39sdcx6spamx782pica.army.mil
Subject: exploding OEM battery
following morning drove a few miles from the hotel to the campus. That
evening drove from the hotel to the campus dormitory in order to drop off a
care package from a freshman parent. Stopped at the dormitory's front door
long enough to open the trunk in order to remove the two suitcases, upon
restarting the vehicle, a loud firecracker/backfiring sound came from under
the hood. Needless to say, the engine did not turn over and the power
windows did not operate. Evidence fluid leaking from under the front side
of the motor, popping the hood open revealed that top casing of the battery
blew off completely as a result an apparent hydrogen gas explosion inside of
the battery!! No ignition, radio or power windows, but the dome light did
turn on whenever the door was opened. My observation of the two center
cells of the battery was that the plates seemed irregular, cruddy, some
corrosion or not evenly spaced as the other now exposed cells or it could
have been that they were not submerged in the electrolyte as the outer cells
were (had too much time while waiting for the tow truck). My concern is
that the OEM battery is maintenance free and neither does it have a
observation window or indicator for fluid level. So what could have caused
this, yes the battery is over six years old, but I have never heard of this
occurrence or what should have been done to prevent this. Has this
occurred to other members or is this unique, especially with the newer '
sealed' batteries even though it has the SAAB sticker all over it is it a
DELCO product?
As a background, this is a 1995 900 convertible with the odometer reading
about 70K, the battery is the original OEM from SAAB, no external corrosion
on the terminal was evidence and overall condition was good as done by my
super tech at the 60k service interval. No recent electrical gremlins or
new work done on the vehicle in the past months so what caused this.
What's with the cheap plastic parts on this vehicle? Such as the
headlight switch, the overhead lens/cover of the interior light or the
retaining clips of the rear reading/dome lights. They have all minimum use
or abuse yet they all failed.
Just a warning to other SAAB enthusiasts,
Mark
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Message from Paul Nunes <pnunesno39sdcx6spamx782cloud9.net>
Subject: Re: exploding OEM battery
I had this happen to one of my batteries. It was an sealed, OEM for a
Honda. In my case it didn't explode, but it almost melted down. I
suddenly lost all power, then the battery heated up even though it was
disconnected. It was too hot to handle for 2 days while it cooled down
out of the car. I believe it was an internal short due to the fact it
served me well for about 9 years. Moral of the story...don't push the
envelope on lead acid batteries. Even a weak battery can pack a punch if
shorted.
PRN
1988 900T
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Message from Richard Klein <rkleinno39sdcx6spamx782deltad.com>
Subject: Starter problems
I'm borrowing my mom's old '86 900 turbo. When the engine's hot and you
turn the key, the starter solenoid clicks, but the starter won't spin. This
is a spare car, and while this has been a problem for a while, my stepdad
didn't want to deal with it and just hooked up an underhood starter switch.
I knocked the switch loose, so I figure I might as well fix the problem the
right way. If I bridge the yellow wire (to the solenoid) to the red cable
(to the starter) it starts right up. I figure one of those wires isn't
carrying enough amperage to turn the starter when the engine's hot, but is
it the yellow wire that's the problem, or the red cable? And where's the
other end of that yellow wire? I can follow it into a harness, and trace
that harness down the side of the engine block, but then I lose sight of it.
TIA,
-Rich
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Message from Tom Reingold <tommyno39sdcx6spamx782whatexit.org>
Subject: Re: exploding OEM battery
It happened to me, too. Actually, it happened to my mechanic while the
car was in his shop. He says it's rare, but it has happened to him a
few times. Remember, he has a much bigger sample size than we do.
It sounds just like your story. Turn the key and get a big
explosion. I feel lucky it happened while the car was in his
possession.
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Message from Mark Milotay <mark.milotayno39sdcx6spamx782telus.net>
Subject: Rough Starting 900 Sport
Hi,
I have an 85 900 Sport which when the engine is cold does not want to hold
an idle. If I can keep it at 2000 RPM with the accelerator for a minute or
so, it will run fine, but it can be hard to get it to even idle, no matter
how much I depress the accelerator. Any thoughts on what the problem could
be? I also occassionally notice a small backfire (more of a pop) when I shut
the car down.
Thanks,
Mark
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