Where's the battery gone!!

[spondootre]

Hi all,

OK so it's my first post and I will probably look like a bit of a fool by asking this question but........

Where is the battery on my Transit Jumbo?? It certainly aint under the bonnet!! There are just terminals for jump starting if needbe but how do I get to the actual battery??

Sorry if this is a no brainer!!

Cheers
Malc

[madmark]

under your drivers seat mate! welcome by the way!

[spondootre]

LOL, thanks!! I've been sitting on it all the time!!

Cheers
Malc

[Nighthawk]

LOL, thanks!! I've been sitting on it all the time!!

Cheers
Malc

Makes you feel safe to know your sitting on a hydrogen bomb dont it

[FredTransit]

Makes you feel safe to know your sitting on a hydrogen bomb dont it

ya beat me to it! Who at Ford had that bright idea I wonder?

[Nighthawk]

Merc had had the battery there for years on their small vans, so it seemed like a good place to stick it.

The idea is that the battery is protected from the extremes of temperature change. The interior temps are warmer and cooler at the extremes of operating conditions giving better battery performance and charging.........they say

[Valsheda]

The idea is that the battery is protected from the extremes of temperature change:roll:

BUT IF YOU HAVE HAD A WICKED CURRY BEFORE DRIVING , THIS MAY HAVE A SERIOUS REACTION HAVING A BATTERY UNDER YER SEAT

[Nighthawk]

The idea is that the battery is protected from the extremes of temperature change:roll:

BUT IF YOU HAVE HAD A WICKED CURRY BEFORE DRIVING , THIS MAY HAVE A SERIOUS REACTION HAVING A BATTERY UNDER YER SEAT

I'd be more worried about the reaction affecting the seat cover.....they can be a sod to get clean

[trannytech]

think thats why they have a fuse in the earth lead so they dont blow up and take part of you with them

[Valsheda]

STILL A WORRYING THOUGHT BUT I GUESS IF ITS NOT SAFE THEY WOULDNT PUT IT THERE , BUT WHY NOT KEEP THE BATTERY UNDER THE BONNET WHERE IT SHOULD BE , WHAT IF YOU NEED A JUMP START WITH THE OL LEADS , GOT TO BE EASIER LIFTING THE BONNET TO GET TO THE BATTERY

[MrMPuk]

There are still connections to jump start it under the bonnet!

[Nighthawk]

STILL A WORRYING THOUGHT BUT I GUESS IF ITS NOT SAFE THEY WOULDNT PUT IT THERE , BUT WHY NOT KEEP THE BATTERY UNDER THE BONNET WHERE IT SHOULD BE , WHAT IF YOU NEED A JUMP START WITH THE OL LEADS , GOT TO BE EASIER LIFTING THE BONNET TO GET TO THE BATTERY

Have you ever tried to lift the bonnet of a Current transit which has seen less than perfect upkeep?

You can't get the key all the way into the bonnet lock because the grille panel has jumped out of it's catches at the top, so once you've refitted the grille and started to lift the bonnet, you find that the hinges have siezed and as you lift the bonnet it digs in to the cowle panel and causes damage to the panel and the bonnet.

The fuse in the earth lead is there in case of a dead short and will prevent the battery exploding.

[Valsheda]

NO I HAVENT OPENED UP A NEW SHAPE BONNET , BY THE SOUNDS OF IT ITS A NIGHTMARE ON A NEGLECTED VAN ,

DID I READ CORRECTLY THAT YOU NEED A KEY TO OPEN THE BONNET

[Luke]

DID I READ CORRECTLY THAT YOU NEED A KEY TO OPEN THE BONNET

yeah mate!! i had a mk6 pickup took me ages to find the bonnet release catch!!!

[Valsheda]

I CAN IMAGINE , HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU NEEDED A KEY