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Old 06-30-2010, 01:25 PM
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Default Hose behind tire - what is it?

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I was walking by my car in the parking lot and noticed something "dangling" right behind the passenger side rear wheel. I went over to investigate, and it's a dangling piece (open ended) of roughly 1/4" black rubber tubing! I have no idea where or what it's attached to, and didn't want to start tracing it out in the parking lot. Does anyone know why there would be a random piece of dangling tubing behind the passenger side rear wheel?

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Old 06-30-2010, 01:28 PM
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I am guessing here that it could be a vent tube for the battery?

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Old 06-30-2010, 04:06 PM
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I am guessing here that it could be a vent tube for the battery?
+1, you beat me to it Doug
 
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Old 06-30-2010, 05:56 PM
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Geez guys, you should let the newbies have some of the easy ones, even I knew this answer!
 
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Just post as if you missed the previous posts . Ahem...

Vent tube for the battery?
 
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Old 06-30-2010, 08:50 PM
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I kinda recall there being a power antenna drain tube there also, but you're probably right about the battery vent.
 
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Hmmmm... I'm thinking it's the dilithium warp drive discumbobulator refractory sensor pickup cathode.

Or it could be the battery vent...
 
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Great answers guys and plenty of them too

Battery bent seems to be the consensus of opinion, although Sams answer has to be the most imaginitive 10/10

Midlife - you have to prowl these pages day n night to get an easy one like that AND get in first with the answer....you're up against guys with post count in the thousands, you need to visit more often
 
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