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Subject:Re: Bus Depot auxillary battery hook up kit #1738-cant figure it out
From:mark drillock
Date:Sat, 1 Oct 2005 12:23:58 -0700

Interesting. My friend Dan's 86 Westy Wolfy Poptop Camper came with no
propane or kitchen but did come with the sealed compartments for both
batteries.

Mark

TJ Hannink wrote:

>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
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