<VV> battery area question

[Harry Yarnell]

The battery vent tube issue has to do with the fact that the Corvair
utilizes the hot air off the engine, which comes from the engine bay, for
the cabin heat. Venting of the battery into the engine bay would be directed
into the heater, so the fumes are vented into the wheelwell.

This, I think, came out of the incident of a test engineer who was overcome
with phosgene gas, due to the battery spewing out acid onto the experimental
plastic fan during a test run.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf at msn.com>
To: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 4:38 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> battery area question


> Are battery vent tube(s) required or recommended on 1966 Corvairs (cars)?
Or
> were such tubes stock only for special applications (e.g., station wagon,
> FC) and/or other years?
>
> Joe Potts
> Miami, Florida USA
> 1966 Corsa coupe 140hp 4-speed with A/C
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org]On Behalf Of airvair
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 12:52 PM
> To: John McMahon
> Cc: Virtual Vairs
> Subject: Re: <VV> battery area question
>
> The '65 battery tray has a totally different battery holddown to it.
> It's used with an over-the-top 2-stud w/bracket assembly, while the
> '66-9 design used a single bottom clamp & one-bolt design with a
> welded-on clamp on the opposite (outboard) side. And as one poster
> pointed out, the later design uses two battery vent holes simply punched
> in it instead of one large one and a grommet like the '65 uses.
>
> -Mark C
>
>
>
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