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Old 01-26-2014, 01:07 PM   #260 (permalink)
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Chev Sprint info

I bought a 1990 Chev sprint sight unseen a couple of years ago and discovered that, at least in Saskatchewan, 'batteries' are understood to be lead-acid and are treated that way, even if you are using Lithiums. The frame was pretty rusty anyway so I never did get it back on the road.

So in order to put ANY batteries inside the cabin (it's a hatchback) I needed to build a battery box that is sealed well enough to avoid hydrogen and oxygen from the lead-acid charging cycle entering the cabin. So the vehicle inspector wanted a top-vent that sloped upward to where it exited the car, or a power-vented box that had a fan that would not ignite the hydrogen/oxygen mixture, to push the gases outside the cabin.

It may be worth your while to check into any battery location restrictions in BC. A lot of the Ford Festivas were hatchbacks.
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