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  1. MCS02

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    #3 MCS02, Nov 5, 2013
    Ok thanks. But are you sure your not dead? You could be stuck in Mini hell where people walk on your Mini, you fix it and they walk on it agin.
    Just saying :D
     
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    #4 Crashton, Nov 5, 2013
    I put an AGM battery (Optima red top) in my MINI & didn't hook up a vent tube. Worst case scenario it goes bang, it is way back there & isn't going to hurt you a bit. It will leave quite the mess to clean though.
     
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    #2 Nathan, Nov 5, 2013
    It is supposed to vent to the outside. That being said, I didn't hook up the vent line when I bought a new battery 2+ years ago. Obviously, I'm not dead.