ShermHook
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I decided to take the 813 for a joy ride today. It as about 25 degrees at startup. I followed the cold weather starting procedure. After two attempts cranking for about 30 seconds each she reluctantly started. Drove about 20 miles and parked. When I went to put her away for the night I turned on the battery accessory switch, hit the ignition switch and got nothing.
I took a look in the battery box and right away noticed that I had a toasted battery. The case and lead near the + treminal was melted. As you can see from the picture I definitely had a loose connection. I suspect this is the culprit but I wonder if there might be an issue elsewhere (short in starter?) I should check out before I stick another battery in there and fry it too. I previously had a battery drain that I thought fixed when I found a direct short under the hood. Could these be related somehow?
![photo.JPG photo.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/283/283852-19525a28ce65e102be810aa33111c55a.jpg)
I took a look in the battery box and right away noticed that I had a toasted battery. The case and lead near the + treminal was melted. As you can see from the picture I definitely had a loose connection. I suspect this is the culprit but I wonder if there might be an issue elsewhere (short in starter?) I should check out before I stick another battery in there and fry it too. I previously had a battery drain that I thought fixed when I found a direct short under the hood. Could these be related somehow?
![photo.JPG photo.JPG](https://www.steelsoldiers.com/data/attachments/283/283852-19525a28ce65e102be810aa33111c55a.jpg)