> First, let me point out that my '84 7 passenger came from the factory > without a sealed or vented battery box for the MAIN battery. > > My '85 Westy has the vented box for the main battery only. > > I installed an ordinary group 41 battery as my aux battery under the > driver's seat in the Westy (box not sealed or vented) and I've had no > problems with fumes. My '81 7-passenger = no seal or vent. We aren't supposed to be sleeping in them. I have seen Westys with a second battery with only carpet or less covering them. I have a piece of an old masonite sign cut to fit and screwed down with 4 self-tapping screws. The carpet covers it. It is a stock Group 41, so fits perfectly, including for height. Richard A Jones Boulder, Colorado |
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