[DMCForum] Re: Battery?

["Joe OBrien" <joeyoseppijoe@xxxxxxxxx>]

Greg,

There should be a little rubber "L" shape pipe piece that is used 
for a vent. The rubber should deflect any water directly from 
entering the car. But yours is an early car, so it might have not 
had the rubber piece. Without it you'll just have a hole. But there 
is a vent, and for most cars with batteries in the passenger 
compartment, there should be a vent. My Aurora has the battery under 
the rear seat on the passenger side, and it even has a little vent 
similar to the Delorean. 


Joe



--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> Eric,
> 
> Is your vent for the battery compartment open to outside air?  I 
didn't even
> know it was there, but then again after taking my car apart this 
far I am
> finding lots of things I didn't know were there.  I would bet 
people are
> running around with several pounds of dirt, leaves, and other 
trash between
> the stainless panels and underbody.
> 
> Look on the vertical back wall of your battery compartment and 
there should
> be a hole there.  I am not sure if it is supposed to have a hose 
or anything
> on it though.  I am sure someone on here knows.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Itzel [mailto:eric@xxxx]
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 7:40 PM
> To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [DMCForum] Battery?
> 
> 
> 
> I would highly recommend getting a totally sealed battery, like the
> Optima's. I have a conventional battery in my car, but I've 
noticed a
> massive detoriation of carpet directly in front of my battery
> compartment that I believe is caused by vented battery vapors. My 
next
> purchase will probably be a new battery to stop this issue.
> 
> Optima's a great- if they're good for an aircraft, they're fine 
for the
> D!
> 
> Eric Itzel
> vin 4433

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