Two Holes
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From: Shelby TWP MI
Two Holes
This is the shot looking into my battery compartment, and those two holes go straight through and you can see the ground from them, but obviously not at this angle.
are those meant to be there? or did someone drill for no reason?
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From: 406ci SB, AFR 180 Heads - 490 HP @5,600 RPM 529 lb-ft @ 4,100 RPM
Originally Posted by Justus Becks
I think it's for the battery, if you battery leaks
also back in the seventies, we still had batteries that you had to check & fill the water level. So if there was a spill of anykind, these holes allowed it to drain.
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From: AnyTown NJ
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Originally Posted by cptkirk32
They were also used for the vent tubes off the battery.
Kirk
Kirk
They were only used for the two battery vent tubes.
Last edited by gq82; Jan 8, 2006 at 11:36 PM.
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Safety Car
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From: Beecher Illinois
What year is this on? Is it your 82? The hole to the left is the drain, there should be, not a plug, but a tube type thing. The other hole is where the ground battery cable enters the compartment. Look at where the cables come in, that ain't right. One cable is piggybacked with the other. Both cables should enter the compartment individually. Also, 82s had sealed batterys, no drain tube like earlier C3s.
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From: New Zealand
Originally Posted by El_Cid
......And as i take it, its ok to seal these holes up?
I've never seen vent tubes on a battery before....are these peculiar to Vettes ?????
And are they available to buy today...other than Delco ???????
Just curious........
BTW, I don't think these holes have anything to do with air shocks, as the holes are too big for a Schrader valve (think bicycles)...and who would want to pump their air shocks in that tight space ??????
Last edited by standup; Jan 9, 2006 at 01:08 AM.