On Sun, 23 Feb 2003, developtrust wrote:

> I wonder if it is a good idea to put a battery in the engine compartment.
> Cars do it but I saw a Eurovan that had a battery explode (from heat?) and
> started a fire that burned the whole engine. Is this just a freak accident?

Probably a short.  It happened to a Dodge Caravan on campus once, when I
was in college.  The guy lost the bolt to his positive battery clamp and
used a metal C-clamp instead.  The C-clamp shorted to the body and started
the van on fire.

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