Battery Location

cradlescyth

cradlescyth

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Would like to know the battery location in relashionship to vairous models.

Is this information available?

Thanks Ed
 
Ed,

I am not sure I understand the question. All of the Model A batteries were mounted under the drivers side floorboard.

Charlie Stephens
 
All of the Model A's have the battery located under the driver floorboard as they are basically all the same chassis. I have seen people move them to the firewall or the trunk but the stock location works good for me.
 
I've always wondered about this location for the battery.

It seems this would make for very cold batteries and very slow starting in cold weather.

Was it to improve battery cooling at speed? My latest 2011 Ford has the battery ON TOP of the inline 4 engine!
 
My battery must still be under the floorboard ---it still starts --havn't looked at it for many years. ---I will probably look at it this year, it is 25 year service time this year.
 
I found my 12v battery under the floorboard on the drivers side after I started the car and the battery exploded. Apparently it wasn't put there for ventilation.:eek:
 
when i worked in a gas station in the 50s ,some old codger came in ,and wanted me to check his battery on an old dodge
the battery was under his seat
when i pulled the seat out all that was left of the battery was the two posts attached to the cables,seems it blew up and he didn't know what the noise was
 
Milton said:
I found my 12v battery under the floorboard on the drivers side after I started the car and the battery exploded. Apparently it wasn't put there for ventilation.:eek:
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Now, there you go! This is a perfect example of why you shouldn't switch to a 12 volt battery!!!:D:D
 
cradlescyth said:
Thanks guys
I've seen battries on firewalls, but what got me was one in a PU underneath the bed???
Ed
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Just read about that particular mounting location yesterday in either "Henry's Lady" or "The Ford Model A" - "As Henry Built It". If I remember correctly, the early 28 pick-ups had them mounted there. Front left hand corner
 
A guy I know had a battery blow his bike off the ground... It was a 70s Moto guzzi police bike... Heavy as hell and lifted the bike off the ground burning and totaled the cars it was parked next to. No joke batteries are bombs if provoked. He would have been killed if he was riding it when it blew.
 
Is it not common for cars of the Model A era or older to have the battery in the frame --away from the engine? Maybe due to batterys back then catching fire or exploding?
 
Heat ---makes more evaporation
heat makes the chemical reaction faster ---the batterys of the model a day didn't last as long as todays they needed all the help they could get
Leakage ---down under the floor there isn't much to drip on but the ground

the battery most likely to explode is one that is ol;d and being charged hoping it will work for just a little while longer ---when it is hot and steaming from a forced charge any nearby spark will do ---if you are charging a battery and it gets hot the best thing to do is unplug the charger and walk away till it cools
I have had 6 batterys in a golf cart blow up aty the same time ---the seat and I landed about 10 feet away, I didn't get hurt or get acid on me---they were old batterys and I tried to drive it right after charging
 
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