erockxp

I have a question about replacing the trunk battery. So is the only difference from conventional battery replacement attaching the vent tube to the new battery?

06cobalt racer

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pretty much but you have to get a battery that has the hole in it for the vent tube

Hockeyman

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I use a Walmart special when I replaced mine, didn't connect the vent thing to it.

Murdered SS

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I bought an interstate battery and also didnt connect vent tube

yellowsupercharged06

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zzp has a race battery

user 72239

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I bought a new battery from Napa, no vent thing on it.

erockxp

Thanks for all the help guys! So is the vent just a safety measure. Is it dangerous running a trunk battery with no vent tube?

joepackersrock

Batteries produce current through an electrolytic reaction, this produces hydrogen gas at the anode. This gas could potentially build up and ignite under the right conditions.

IMO it is not really necessary, the trunk gets enough ventilation. Just don't get your sub bumping and toss a match in the trunk.

erockxp

Haha I toss matches in the trunk every week!!! Thanks joe.