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Date:         Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:50:52 -0400
Reply-To:     T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         T Collins <tonycollin@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: battery compartment
Comments: To: Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <4c36167f.9891d80a.4ae3.5d46@mx.google.com>
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My first vanagon had a battery compartement lid tht was tweaked enought that it did touch a couple of times. I would not say that this is comon, but it is possible.

Tony

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 2:18 PM, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone ever had their battery short due to one of the lids making > contact? > > I've never seen it happen, and I've been through hundreds of Vanagons over > the years. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:42 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > > > As we all know, the battery compartment of the vanagon is under the > > passenger seat. It is covered with a metal lid. What do you folks do to > > insure that this lid never contacts the battery terminals? The thing has > > screws to fasten it in place, but seems capable of coming loose and > becoming > > a conductor. I considered a pad made of an old inner tube, or something > > similar. > > > > Thanks, David McNeely > > >

-- 82 Scirocco "Rodolfo" 85 Vanagon "El Guapo" http://groups.google.com/group/washtenaw-vws


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