Stop in for a cup of coffee

[goldfish65]

I'd consider the agreed upon value with the insurance company and let her burn baby burn..

I'll tell ya I am getting tired of having these brief periods of the car running great, followed by long periods of figuring out what's wrong.

 

[73 dart custom]

Must be the weekend for em to smoke... brought mine home from camping yesterday with passenger rear tire smoking... brake locked up on her.

 

[toolmanmike]

Now we know lol

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That is funny. Sharing it to the meme thread

 

[73 dart custom]

Ooooo we have a meme thread... runs to look!!!

 

[toolmanmike]

I'll tell ya I am getting tired of having these brief periods of the car running great, followed by long periods of figuring out what's wrong.

Youll have that with old cars.

 

[Ben Drinkin]

Ooooo we have a meme thread... runs to look!!!

Who the heck is meme? Is that the Arkansas guy on the hill?

 

[dukeboy440]

I'll tell ya I am getting tired of having these brief periods of the car running great, followed by long periods of figuring out what's wrong.

Welcome to life with a classic car... come to think of it, welcome to life with ANY car

Ooooo we have a meme thread... runs to look!!!

gulp

 

[goldfish65]

Youll have that with old cars.

I am going to work on letting someone else "have that."

 

[73 dart custom]

Hmmm so I left the pool party before anyone got too crazy but as I was pulling in at home, I smelled a little smoke and the Fury when I turned the key to off, the engine kept running, finally I jiggled the gear shift and it shut off, popped the hood and fire extinguisher in my hand and I noticed the ground battery terminal was melted off and a little smoke around the battery!! I didn't touch it. What would you do?

I have no idea... I'd probably cry lol. But I am a girl... Then I would start looking to make sure it was getting good surface connection to where ever you have it grounded to? If it looked good I would then come to FABO and do a search called ground wire melted. But that is just me lol.

 

[toolmanmike]

https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopa...-war-coming-on.399217/page-60#post-1972143823

 

[73 dart custom]

https://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopa...-war-coming-on.399217/page-60#post-1972143823

no access lol

 

[toolmanmike]

no access lol

Sorry, it's in the N&P section. You have to want to be there.

 

[73 dart custom]

Ohhhh no worries!!

 

[zkx14]

Hmmm so I left the pool party before anyone got too crazy but as I was pulling in at home, I smelled a little smoke and the Fury when I turned the key to off, the engine kept running, finally I jiggled the gear shift and it shut off, popped the hood and fire extinguisher in my hand and I noticed the ground battery terminal was melted off and a little smoke around the battery!! I didn't touch it. What would you do?

I would call a plumber.

 

[zkx14]

Haha Mitch no I did not run and scream like a girl. Disconnected the positive cable but neg is broken off! I'll call the tow truck in the morning. At least I made it home and the car didn't go up in flames.

pic please ...
if it burned where the cable attaches to the battery connector that may be the entire problem. bad connection will do that. probably just needs a new connector or just put same one back on it not messed up

 

[goldfish65]

pic please ...
if it burned where the cable attaches to the battery connector that may be the entire problem. bad connection will do that. probably just needs a new connector or just put same one back on it not messed up

 

[73 dart custom]

Well that's not good.....

 

[Unconventional]

Loose maybe. Doesn't look all furry and corroded. On second inspection there is a little growth in there, by far not the worst I've seen. Starts with little arcs as the gap gets bigger so do the arcs. Melt City.

 

[dukeboy440]

Wow they found those kids in the flooded cave

 

[zkx14]

yuck. thought you meant the cable. never saw a terminal do that. How old is that battery? Looks like a lot of corrosion on both terminals. Unless there is some explanation I am not aware of, I would assume that was there when you just had it in the shop. Sorry to say, I would recommend you get a new mechanic.

 

[73 dart custom]

Looks like the battery post is broke off and half of it is in the end of the cable from the picture to me.

 

[toolmanmike]

What brand of battery? A loose clamp could cause excessive resistance and melt the post. New battery and cables and have the system tested.

 

[goldfish65]

Loose maybe. Doesn't look all furry and corroded. On second inspection there is a little growth in there, by far not the worst I've seen. Starts with little arcs as the gap gets bigger so do the arcs. Melt City.

Just got the battery 2 months ago. Maybe a faulty battery?

 

[Ddaddy]

Bad ground cable and connection. The new alternator probably added to an already existing issue.

 

[zkx14]

Loose maybe. Doesn't look all furry and corroded. On second inspection there is a little growth in there, by far not the worst I've seen. Starts with little arcs as the gap gets bigger so do the arcs. Melt City.

He just had it in for work. they should be spotless.