Anyone Remove the Battery Surround ?

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Mar 30, 2006 | 07:54 PM

Dave1998

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Anyone Remove the Battery Surround ?

I took mine out last fall to do some engine work and I am asking if their is any point to put it back in?

So what do you think ?

Mar 30, 2006 | 08:09 PM

ErnieN85

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Originally Posted by Dave1998

I took mine out last fall to do some engine work and I am asking if their is any point to put it back in?

So what do you think ?

Put i back it helps keep the battery cool and heat helps to kill your battery (they go bad fast enough)

Mar 31, 2006 | 08:54 AM

Dave1998

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any other thoughts ?

Mar 31, 2006 | 10:59 AM

ErnieN85

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any other thoughts ?

Well it really doesn't weigh much. So why take it out?

Mar 31, 2006 | 12:56 PM

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I don't have one.

Mar 31, 2006 | 02:30 PM

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its there to catch battery acid when and if the battery has an issue.

Luckily it worked when my factory a/c delco decided to puke.

Mar 31, 2006 | 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ErnieN85

Put i back it helps keep the battery cool and heat helps to kill your battery (they go bad fast enough)

Plus it helps keep the dirt/sand/general crap away from the battery/fusebox area too. There's a lot of wiring harnesses over behind the battery, plus the PCM and TAC module is/are underneath the battery too. The extra protection is worth keeping it IMHO.

Mar 31, 2006 | 08:10 PM

Dave1998

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Ok, I am putting it back in to get it off my workbench !
Thanks

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Mar 31, 2006 | 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave1998

Ok, I am putting it back in to get it off my workbench !
Thanks

I strongly suggest, if you haven't already done so, that you remove, clean and reassemble that ground stud (G104) under there before you replace the shroud.