Installing Aux Battery & Prepping Box

[Leroy Eckert]

Curt:
Your truck bed lining idea might work, I just wonder about the texture. Dirt
collection and such?

Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40
Smoke N Mirrors
Niceville, FL







----- Original Message -----
From: Curt Sprenger
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2006 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Installing Aux Battery & Prepping Box


Line-x. The truck bed spray in lining. That's what I'm thinking. When I
get to that project.

Probable need to remove the battery tray, clean it REAL GOOD with baking
soda, then take it to the Line-x folks.

I'm open to better suggestions.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.

Andy Coleman wrote:

>Hello Leroy;
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>Thanks for your response!
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>I love POR-15. I have another bus, a 69' Dodge, that is covered with
>it. Once painted, it never rusts again!
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>However, the POR on my 69's battery tray is bubbling and peeling off
>from the battery acid. Its not very resistant. Unfortunately.
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>POR-15 was my first guess to.
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>Anybody have any other paints or coatings that might work?
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>Andy
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>--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
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>>Andy: Battery box paint. POR-15 for sure.
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>>Leroy Eckert
>>1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
>>Niceville, FL
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Andy Coleman
>> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 5:02 PM
>> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Installing Aux Battery & Prepping Box
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>> Fellow Wanderlodgers:
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>> I'm in the process of installing an auxilliary starting battery in the
>> passenger front storage box of my 83' FC-35.
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>> Like many of you, I don't like the idea of having to fire up the
>> generator to start the bus after running the lights all night.
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>> In preparation for the battery installation, I've been removing the
>> stock felt that lines the inside of the front passenger box. Can
>> anybody recommend a paint that might stand up to a battery? I imagine
>> that I should also vent the box to prevent a build up of battery gases
>> - which is why I'm worried about the paint.
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>> Also, what size battery should I install? Half my box is taken up
>> with the engine air filter - so I don't have much room. My
>> Caterpillar mechanic told me that it is best to have two batteries in
>> sequence to start a big diesel engine. If I only have space for one,
>> what size should I use?
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>> Thanks everyone! I'll be posting photos of my air intake modification
>> with part numbers for everyone to use soon. My mod is a version of
>> the idea that Randy installed in Bruce's FC.
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>> Andy Coleman
>> Spring Lake Heights, NJ
>> 83' FC-35
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