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07-06-2007, 23:02
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Pwnd
I came across this:
 and wondered what in the heck happened. Then I opened the boot....  Oops, a minutes laziness led to a destroyed car. 
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08-06-2007, 00:15
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Me no comprende. Hardly surprising considering my lack of knowledge on the subject.
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08-06-2007, 01:08
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Basically, what you are looking at is a jumpstart pack which is a booster for a flat battery. It has been used and instead of tidying the cables away, they have just been chucked into the car. They have somehow touched which has created a huge amount of heat and possibly an exploding battery in the pack, which has in turn led to a fire started at the back end of the car. The scrappy was keen to point out the engine still starts. I was a bit concerned as the chassis leg was buckled from the heat and the fuel lines could have broken.
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08-06-2007, 02:23
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Screaming Orgasm
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Ah, OK, it was a jumpstart pack. I suspected it was but wasn't sure if it was the cause.
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08-06-2007, 09:02
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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WHOOPS! I didn't check the height of my 12V battery when I converted the pop from 6V. It only dawned on me when I went to shut the hood and it could have touched both the terminals
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08-06-2007, 09:03
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BBx woz 'ere :P
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BANG!
Shame that such a nice car was ruined  Still the engine is worth taking out of that 
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08-06-2007, 10:57
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Goes up to 11!
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