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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
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battery in the 914 blew up today
Went to drive the 914 today after it has sat for a few weeks. Battery was on a tender and the battery is aprox. 6 months old. I unhooked the charger and did a quick feel of the battery, it was not warm and all look OK. I turned the ignition key and BOOM !!! I popped the hood and noticed one of the bank of three battery caps was missing. It blew off in the explosion. Found it laying on the engine shelf. Pulled the battery and noticed the case was cracked by the negative terminal. Took the battery back to where I bought it and they gave me a new one no charge. So was it a defective battery or related to the battery tender or ???? I must say it really got my attention. 
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2002 Boxster S . Arctic silver + black top/int. Jake Raby 3.6 SS engine " the beast ". GT3 front bumper, GT3 side skirts and GT3 TEK rear diffuser. 1999 996 C4 coupe black/grey with FSI 3.8 engine . Rear diffuser , front spoiler lip with ducktail spoiler .
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