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Title: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Aggie10 on 06/08/10 at 21:09:09 Is the battery breathe hose necessary? I purchased my savage used and being a newb i made the mistake of leaving it in the P position and that drained my battery dead. so i went to Wal-mart to pick up the same exact battery as was in there before, however the battery's breathe tube was on the other side ( left side) it wasn't until I got home from putting the new battery in my bike that i realized that the previous owner had cut the left side flush so it would fit in the battery case. i was considering doing the same but i figured i'd ask here first. Any advice? |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Serowbot on 06/08/10 at 21:14:16 Just cut a notch in the left side of the battery box and run the tube on that side,... I did... Without it you may dribble acid... that's never cool... :-?... I don't have a CU photo, but you can just see the tube here... very discreet... ;)... http://i600.photobucket.com/albums/tt82/serowbot/DSCN0066.jpg?t=1276027367 |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by verslagen1 on 06/08/10 at 21:30:49 battery drain tube should hang down so any acids won't drip on the bike. |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by justin_o_guy2 on 06/09/10 at 02:48:37 & NEVER use a grinder in a manner that would toss the sparks near that vent tube. I made my battery crack its case & spew acid around. Sounded about like a 22 going off. |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Aggie10 on 06/09/10 at 03:50:13 How would you recommend cutting this notch? |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by babyhog on 06/09/10 at 07:07:32 take the Walmart battery back, and order a Big Crank - http://www.bigcrank.com/category/suzuki-l650-savage-all-battery.html |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Aggie10 on 06/09/10 at 07:57:38 Will they take a battery back that has already been opened and filled with the acid? |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Serowbot on 06/09/10 at 08:06:56 I think I used a dremel w/ a cutoff disc,... but, even a hacksaw or good tin snips would probably do... then file or sand the edge a bit... If you need one,.. I can try to post a close up pic later today... |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by ratz on 06/09/10 at 08:07:34 4D5B4C51495C514A3E0 wrote:
I stuck a Walmart battery in mine,same situation.I just routed the tube down the left side and secured it without notching my battery box.It works fine,but it's more of a wrangle to get the battery in there.If I do it again,I will cut a notch.I would think tin snips and pliers to bend it out and over would do it. I don't know how the Walmart in your area is,but where I'm at,they would only exchange a battery that had been filled for another. |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Aggie10 on 06/09/10 at 08:09:58 A close up pic would be great. It's raining here and it's supposed to be raining until the weekend, and since i have no garage or shop i can just sit here and brainstorm. I was thinking of drilling a hole to start and than dremel out the gap for the breathe hose. |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Aggie10 on 06/09/10 at 08:12:36 4350454B5F574350565F310 wrote:
I stuck a Walmart battery in mine,same situation.I just routed the tube down the left side and secured it without notching my battery box.It works fine,but it's more of a wrangle to get the battery in there.If I do it again,I will cut a notch.I would think tin snips and pliers to bend it out and over would do it. I don't know how the Walmart in your area is,but where I'm at,they would only exchange a battery that had been filled for another.[/quote] my problem is getting the right side of the box to screw on, the part where the tool box latches on to. Did you have this problem when you put the walmart battery in? |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by Serowbot on 06/09/10 at 10:30:42 Here's pics of the notch cutout... PS,.. I did this years ago, 03' I think,... I have a sealed battery in there now... so, there's no hose... http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010%5C06%5C09%5Cbikepics-1994193-full.jpg side cover on... http://p1.bikepics.com/pics/2010%5C06%5C09%5Cbikepics-1994194-full.jpg |
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Title: Re: Battery Breathe Tube Post by ratz on 06/09/10 at 10:44:11 44455341111515200 wrote:
my problem is getting the right side of the box to screw on, the part where the tool box latches on to. Did you have this problem when you put the walmart battery in?[/quote] Yep,that's where the aforementioned wrangling came into play! It's do-able,But a notch WOULD make it easier! |
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