I described in an earlier post how my battery caught fire - I had been charging it in the car and assumed a spark ignited the gas given off whilst charging. However I just fitted a new battery, and after starting the car there was definately smoke or steam coming out from the vent hole on one side! So now I am too scared to start it again. I got me thinking - maybe it was not a spark the caused the fire - could it possibly be some kind of catastrophic alternator / regulator failure? Should I try starting it again? Graham
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16 years ago