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Subject:Re: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
From:TJ Hannink
Date:Sat, 1 Oct 2005 11:58:26 -0700

IMHO, the sealed and vented battery compartments in the GL Campers were required due to the presence of propane appliances in these vehicle.

My Camper has that silver RV sticker just in front of the gas filler on the front wheelwell but it also has two unvented battery compartments.

Good luck,

mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
IMO, the sealed from the inside and vented to the outside battery
compartment found in the VW Campers is a mickey-mouse hand done setup
installed only to comply with a requirement for some RV approval
sticker.

TJ Hannink
Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
1981 Bluebird Wanderlodge, FC-33
Winter Park, Florida
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