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Kiwi1966
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 Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:11 am Post subject: Battery tray drain hose |
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Hi
Does anyone know if you can still buy the rubber hose drain pipe that fits in the battery tray drainhole on a 69 westy battery tray. Cheers Ross |
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Abscate
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 5:16 am Post subject: Re: Battery dray |
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It's a relief to find the post wasn't on abusing horses.
This should not be too hard to fab, and my guess is any rubber part from aftermarket will be soul destroyingly poorly made
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Starbucket
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 8:04 am Post subject: Re: Battery tray drain hose |
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| Go to the hardware store and buy some plastic tubing of the same size. It's only there for an unexpected spill and hopefully never see any use as the acid will eat away the tray unless you quickly neutralize the acid with baking soda & water. |
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busdaddy
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70Crew
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rsbadura
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: Battery tray drain hose |
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Hello Ross,
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| Does anyone know if you can still buy the rubber hose drain pipe that fits in the battery tray drainhole on a 69 westy battery tray. |
there was no such drain pipe like in head lamps...
it is more like a double plate hanging on a T -
the T fix it at the hole - the plates let drain water down but cover it from water and mist coming from below...
The Karmann Ghias have 4 near similar water drainage rubber valves in the engine compartment end -
like one plate hanging on a T - without the bigger plate from the bay window rubber.
These are still available... and looks and works also perfekt.
Keep in mind: in the engine compartment the engine sucks up to 500 L air (and mist/water) per minute. Need another construction as in head lamps.
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Battery tray drain hose |
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Lets try 70crew's link without the period: https://www.airheadparts.com/Rubber-Valve-Water-Drain/item/111-801-177
Looks like the correct part to me. I have seen the odd early bay with a hose, but far more with the disc from the bottom. Maybe its a down under thing?, either one works. Was your bus assembled in Germany Kiwi66?, or a KDK assembled in Oz or NZ?
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Kiwi1966
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| Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 11:55 pm Post subject: Re: Battery tray drain hose |
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Thanks for your replies guys- helps a lot , there was the remains of a tube that resembled the headlight drain tubes but I like the mushroom style better. It isgerman assembled bus that was picked up from Germany and was used to travel around europe before being shipped back to the states by its American owners.I purchased it last year and it now resides in New Zealand
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