the battery on an AD is in the cab on the passenger side right below the
floor why move it
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Boteler Family" <boteler@olg.com>
To: "OLETRUCK list" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>; "Andy Johns"
<andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 3/4 ton running boards, batteries, and condensors
> >Is there any reason why not to put the battery in the are behind the seat
> where the gas tank was in my AD?<
>
> Andy, I wouldn't put the battery in the cab for safety reasons. If you
are
> in an accident (heaven forbid), you wouldn't want the acid to get on you.
> The battery also puts off a very explosive gas when charging and shouldn't
> be in a confined space, like your cab. One more thing, the vapors are
very
> corrosive and will cause lost of damage to bare metal.
>
> Be safe, don't do it!
>
> Mike Boteler
> '56 8400 Wrecker
> Hughesville, Maryland
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
> To: "oletrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>; "Old Chevy Trucks"
> <old-chevy-truck@egroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 8:24 PM
> Subject: [oletrucks] 3/4 ton running boards, batteries, and condensors
>
>
> > Hey all,
> > Thanks for the responses about the brake lines. Another question(s)
I
> > had was about Batteries. I read about Classic Trucks' Hi-Tech Hauler
and
> I
> > noticed that they had the battery in the cab. This made a lot of sense
to
> > me because it would keep the battery warmer in the winter. Is there any
> > reason why not to put the battery in the are behind the seat where the
gas
> > tank was in my AD?
> > Another Question, How Long are AD 3/4 ton or 1/2 ton long bed
running
> > boards? I think I might need a pair a little longer than the ones I
have
> on
> > my 1/2 ton. Are 1 tons the same running board at all?
> > Finally, if I have a unusually big transmission cooler that I got
from
> > my parts '79 Impala with a 350 trans is there any possibility it could
> have
> > been an AC condensor? The car used to have ac but the system was
> stripped.
> > If it is so big
> > (radiator size) could I use it as an AC condensor? What's the
difference?
> > Thanks so much for your help.
> > Andy Johns
> > 1951 3100
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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