05-11-2013, 09:09 AM
(05-11-2013, 08:14 AM)Opensauce Wrote: I'm wondering what the point of a battery cover is?
It supposedly keeps moisture, spray etc off the battery terminals (and salt spray during UK winter) and provides somewhere to attach the connector plate.
Sea-going boats always have a closed battery box to keep saltwater off the terminals.
The original Minis had the distributor directly behind the grille and suffered serious starting problems in wet conditions until a waxed cardboard protector was designed to keep spray off them.
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