Bill, the battery is NOT inside the cab on AD trucks, it hangs below the
floor OUTSIDE the passenger compartment, in the fresh air. Andy wanted to
know if it would be OK to put it where his gas tank was, inside the
passenger compartment. That's what I responded to....
Mike Boteler
'56 8400 Wrecker
Hughesville, Maryland
----- Original Message -----
From: "william moldenhauer" <wmh678@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Boteler Family" <boteler@olg.com>; "OLETRUCK list"
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>; "Andy Johns" <andy51chevy@mindspring.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2001 8:35 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 3/4 ton running boards, batteries, and condensors
> the battery on an AD is in the cab on the passenger side right below the
> floor why move it
> Bill 53-3600 hot rod (project again)
> Channahon,Ill.
> website
> www.hotrodstogo.com
> Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
> will turn out OK.
>
>
> ----- 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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