The campers actually have a box inside the battery compartment. The cover
closes all 4 sides and the vent is into the wheel well area.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
craig cowan
Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 10:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: General Question On Battery Venting

even with a sealing lid, won't the gasses just vent out to under the seat
and up that way?
It's just not at all sealed.

-Craig

On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> Thanks, TJ.  But not all campers came that way.  The Campmobile, with
> full camping outfit, did not.  I suppose when you say, "dual batteries
> under the seats," that you mean the starter battery under the
> passenger seat, and the "house" battery under the driver's seat.  But
> my camper, with the start battery under the passenger seat, definitely
> has vents and a gasket on the lid.  I have made it a point to refit
> the lid with new fasteners so that the seal works.  Now I will pursue
> fitting a hose so that the vents work as designed.  mcneely
>
> ---- TJ Hannink <tjhannink@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > Vanagon Campers, like my '87 Wolfsburg Edition came from the factory
> > with
> dual batteries under the front seats. Neither compartment is sealed or
> vented.
> > TJHannink
> >
> > On Wed Aug 10th, 2011 1:00 PM CDT Dave Mcneely wrote:
> >
> > >---- Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > And I also have a vague
> > >> recollection of seeing a hole in the aux battery compartment to
> > >> allow
> the
> > >> same kind of vent hose to be installed.  But of note is the fact
> > >> that
> the
> > >> cover for the aux battery under the drivers seat is NOT sealed
> > >> but
> hinged
> > >> with a latch, not held down by screws like the starting battery.
> > >
> > >Is that because on the camper, the box under the driver's seat is
> > >not
> really intended as an auxiliary battery box?  Or is it?  Do those
> Vanagon models that came from the factory with a battery there have a
> gasket and a hose?
> > >
> > >--
> > >David McNeely
>
> --
> David McNeely
>