Re: [Chrysler300] Re: Replacement Battery- caution

["rob kern" <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello 300'ly to all!
    I echo Wayne Greafen regarding the optima batteries.  Add Mike Galassi 
to the list of battery over runs and paint being corroded under the hood on 
his C300 this summer at S. Lake Tahoe and Mike Meyer having a battery bubble 
over and wreck his beautifully restored H convertible engine compartment. 
Maybe get the tar battery for display at shows and drive with an optima? 
ROB KERN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Wayne Graefen" <wgraefen@xxxxxxx>
To: "John J. Hertog" <crossram@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Owen Grigg'" 
<ram300@xxxxxxxxxx>; "'Dave Geise'" <daverg1@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Bob Jasinski'" 
<rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "'Chrysler 300'" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "'G & 
E Riehl'" <longrams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Lettercars@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:52 PM
Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: Replacement Battery- caution


>I buy nothing but Optimas.  Concours judging be damned.
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> W
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: John J. Hertog
> To: 'Owen Grigg' ; 'Dave Geise' ; 'Bob Jasinski' ; 'Chrysler 300' ; 'Wayne 
> Graefen' ; 'G & E Riehl' ; Lettercars@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 9:42 PM
> Subject: Replacement Battery- caution
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> I hope you guys with the correct tar-top repro batteries will keep in mind
> the fact that these batteries are externally vented, thru the caps,  and
> give out a fair amount of highly toxic and corrosive gases. And sometimes
> fluids, too, in case of overcharging due to a faulty regulator.
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> Absolutely every low mileage original car that I have ever examined has 
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> some damage to the inner fender, battery tray, and underside of hood from
> venting of gases from the old tar-top batteries. Two cars come to mind:
> Larry Phillips' fantastic, ulta low mileage 1962 300 Sport, and Pete 
> Fitch's
> cinammon "G" coupe after a fresh restoration. Both cars experienced
> significant paint damage to the engine compartment, due to these old-style
> batteries.
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> If you are going to drive one of these cars with a tar-top, externally
> vented battery, please at least make sure to make some kind of a rubber
> enclosure, perhaps out of an old inner tube, to protect that nice engine
> compartment.
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> John Hertog
> Sag Harbor NY
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