<VV> Battery area question

[airvair]

That's pretty much news to me. Having never seen such beasts before, I 
only knew of the Corvair using a vented battery. I knew that there were 
some cars out there that put the battery under the rear seat, but 
figured that practice went out with the original Beetle and Saab. And 
who would have guessed that any of them would have used a vented 
battery? But I guess it shouldn't surprise me, what with the current 
practice of cramming everything under the hood so tightly anymore. And 
who knows why engineers would have specified a vented battery, given 
that car companies don't put ANY such thing in a car that they don't see 
as an absolute necessity.

Sure would be interesting to dig up one of these modern vented battery 
arrangements and use it in a LM Corvair.

-Mark

4carbcorvair wrote:

>There are a few cars built today that still have vented caps, and yes,
>most are under the rear seat. BMWs IIRC. My wifes 2000 Bonneville SSei
>has the battery under the rear seat with vents.
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