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Help identify mystery part

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Reassembling car after no start, no crank and troubleshooting. I have what looks like an overflow or drain line. Pic attached. It’s ~ 7 inches long. Vehicle is 1985 635CSi. Thanks in advance!
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Vent tube for the battery?
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Hi Ken, thanks for getting back to me! replaced the battery during this work and this vent part doesn’t fit very well into the new battery. But I now see where it’s supposed to go. Thanks!
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Where does it go?
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cornwallis wrote: Mon Nov 16, 2020 11:53 am Hi Ken, thanks for getting back to me! replaced the battery during this work and this vent part doesn’t fit very well into the new battery. But I now see where it’s supposed to go. Thanks!
I had this problem recently with my 840. I was able to glue the old vent tube into the plug for the new battery (which I drilled a hole through) to achieve the desired result.
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Here’s a pic of my battery. It has a vent hole but the hose didn’t fit - it fits but hits something. Won’t stay in place. So I’m not sure if this hose goes into the battery.
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You can buy small hose at HD to replace the tube that doesn't fit. I think the clear vinyl will hold up .
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