<VV> battery area question

[FrankCB at aol.com]

Harry,
    Sounds quite correct to me!  Except it was probably formaldehyde gas that 
was produced by the reaction of sulfuric acid fumes (from the overcharging 
battery) with the plastic fan.  If it had been phosgene, I doubt the driver 
would have made his exit from the car alive!
    Regards,
    Frank "chemically speaking" Burkhard

In a message dated 3/26/05 4:51:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net writes:
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