Date:         Fri, 11 May 2018 20:06:36 -0400
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
Comments: To: Jason <uberhare@gmail.com>
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Yes, the cover is a PITA w/ 4 whole screws to be removed to check the battery, but supposedly needs to be sealed to prevent battery off gassing from coming into the Van?



> On May 11, 2018, at 8:03 PM, Jason <uberhare@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 89 Tintop.  All intact with bracket.  I suspect many more westies are missing the cover being screwed down.
> 
> Jason
> 
> On May 11, 2018 15:56, "Tom Buese" <tantonbz@gmail.com <mailto:tantonbz@gmail.com>> wrote:
> I still have the hold down clamps, unmolested primary battery box in my 84 Westy.  Now the aux. battery box has a minor Sawzall cut to allow a former Optima Battery to fit on its side & for the lid to close like its supposed to.  YMMV
> 
> > On May 11, 2018, at 3:51 PM, George Gaudette <gcgaudette@GMAIL.COM <mailto:gcgaudette@GMAIL.COM>> wrote:
> > 
> > There were hold-down clamps? :-)
> > 
> > Not butchered, bent, etc.
> > 
> > -George
> > '90 full camper
> > 
> > On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:57 AM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com <mailto:stuartmacm@gmail.com>>
> > wrote:
> > 
> >> Okay folks, I'm curious about something. How many of you camper/Weekender
> >> owners have unmolested battery boxes behind the passenger seat? How many
> >> intact boxes have you seen? I’m not going to bother to ask how many still
> >> have the battery hold down clamp.
> >> 
> >> The box on my ’84 was fine because I bought it when it was only two years
> >> old, and I’m not an idiot. But, both my son’s ’87 and my current ’85 have
> >> butchered boxes. Mine is sawed 3” down both sides for easy bending (hard on
> >> the carpet), and my son’s box back edge was hammered into oblivion.
> >> 
> >> It’s too bad Westfalia Werks didn’t put an instruction label on the
> >> battery cover, it was a terrible oversight. 😉
> >> 
> >> Stuart
> >>