Harry, The battery manifold is that part of the battery construction that allows the vent tube to be attached and lead thru the bottom of the coupe. Gill Batteries designates manifolded batteries with the suffex M, i.e., my Alon battery is a Gill 35M. David
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I don't know what you mean by a manifold battery, but my coupe has a battery > box, with a drain through the fusalage, and a bolt - wing nuts - that attach > the cover. > > The battery is a standard A/C battery with weights in the vented caps. This is > supposed to prevent spillage of the electrolyte in rough air, or in the case > of a flip over... > > The box is made of alunimum sheet. There is a service bulletin addressing the > length of the drain tube. > > I think this is standard fare in the Ercoupe. Later models - Forney, Alon, > Mooney may have different systems. > > Regards, > > Harry > _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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