"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article rA9Me.222977$5V4.179143@pd7tw3no,
Ken Weitzel wrote:
I hold that the damage was caused by interaction between
the very alkaline cement and the battery acid.

How does the acid get there? The case is acid proof, otherwise the steel
it sits on in the car would corrode through in even shorter time.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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Early car batteries had molded hard rubber cases that were less than
perfect when it came to leaks. There is a 1/4" of concrete missing in
the driveway next door where an old battery froze and developed hairline
cracks. A month later the concrete around the battery was badly etched,
and had had the 1/4" missing.

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Central Florida