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I look back on the highway and my Tohatsu 9.8 is smoking...
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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 452819" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>So, your findings indicate an unsecured battery caused the short. That will do it. I had my pickup truck do that due to a loose battery. I was noticing that sometimes the engine would die for a split second while driving down the road. It would stay running due to it being a standard transmission in it. It kept happening more often. I would open the hood and could not find any problems with it. Then early one morning on my way to work while crossing a bridge with a pronounced bump I saw a lot of sparks come out from under the hood. I pulled over and found the battery hold downs were loose and when I would hit a bump in the road the battery would jump up and the top terminal would short out on the hood killing the engine for a split second. </p><p></p><p>Lesson learned? Secure the battery.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 452819, member: 432"] So, your findings indicate an unsecured battery caused the short. That will do it. I had my pickup truck do that due to a loose battery. I was noticing that sometimes the engine would die for a split second while driving down the road. It would stay running due to it being a standard transmission in it. It kept happening more often. I would open the hood and could not find any problems with it. Then early one morning on my way to work while crossing a bridge with a pronounced bump I saw a lot of sparks come out from under the hood. I pulled over and found the battery hold downs were loose and when I would hit a bump in the road the battery would jump up and the top terminal would short out on the hood killing the engine for a split second. Lesson learned? Secure the battery. [/QUOTE]
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