A few months ago I installed a deep cycle battery as an auxillery under
the drivers seat. The battery has a vent kit option that has a small
plastic tube that vents the gasses to the exterior. Very simple
solution which requires only a small hole to be drilled thru the
battery box. The tube was then zip-tied to to the frame to secure it
from flopping around. I plan on doing the same when my starting battery
goes belly-up. The big vents will be sealed off after I run the tube
thru, which will keep the battery compartment dust-free and probably a
bit warmer in the winter. And one less place for the mice to get in the
Vanagon!

Keith O.
90 Westy Syncro

On Jul 3, 2006, at 9:00 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

> On 7/3/06, Roger Sisler <rogersisler2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the battery under the passenger seat is vented. You can see this
>> vent .It is a  little black tube that attaches to the battery and
>> exits
>> out
>> the bottom of the battery box.The driver side battery box does not
>> have
>> this. However, why not add one.I am sure a passenger side vent from a
>> junked vanagon will fit the driver side.