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A recent post showed a rather dismal battery bay all rusted and the question raised was how to fix it. This got me into thinking mode about the state of my battery bay.
1. I first disconnected the battery and removed it with the usual back ache twist to get it over the heater.
2. Next was disconnecting the heater hoses.
3. Followed by the heater leads, don't forget to mark them.
4. The 6 retaining screws at the heater base were then removed.
5. What a mess, so the heater was dismantled and brushed with an electric drill. The base of the battery bay was cleaned and scraped. Then painted with some anti rust paint and Hammerite black paint.
6. The heater housing was resprayed.
7. The heater radiator was flushed and checked for leaks.
8. Then I saw an old rubber mat under my bench and a light bulb went on. I cut a template of the battery bay with paper, placed it on the old rubber mat and cut accordingly. The battery now sits comfortably on a rubber mat as well as the standard battery tray.
9. My battery is of the sealed Silver chloride type with no topping up required.
10. The reassembly was everything in reverse.
11. One mistake though, I forgot to brush the bay with the electric drill after scraping it.
Here are a few pictures of my tidy up. Limited to one apparently due to BCF status I presume, best upgrade my status.
A recent post showed a rather dismal battery bay all rusted and the question raised was how to fix it. This got me into thinking mode about the state of my battery bay.
1. I first disconnected the battery and removed it with the usual back ache twist to get it over the heater.
2. Next was disconnecting the heater hoses.
3. Followed by the heater leads, don't forget to mark them.
4. The 6 retaining screws at the heater base were then removed.
5. What a mess, so the heater was dismantled and brushed with an electric drill. The base of the battery bay was cleaned and scraped. Then painted with some anti rust paint and Hammerite black paint.
6. The heater housing was resprayed.
7. The heater radiator was flushed and checked for leaks.
8. Then I saw an old rubber mat under my bench and a light bulb went on. I cut a template of the battery bay with paper, placed it on the old rubber mat and cut accordingly. The battery now sits comfortably on a rubber mat as well as the standard battery tray.
9. My battery is of the sealed Silver chloride type with no topping up required.
10. The reassembly was everything in reverse.
11. One mistake though, I forgot to brush the bay with the electric drill after scraping it.
Here are a few pictures of my tidy up. Limited to one apparently due to BCF status I presume, best upgrade my status.
