I had to replace my battery about a month ago. When I was trying to get the battery out, one of the cover bolts was stripped and I ended up breaking the battery cover.

After the battery was out I noticed that the Fuel Vapor Vent had popped out. This is based on this post:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2664742
The part came out because the hose was split. I am assuming this post is talking about the same hose:
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2662292

Questions I now have are:
1. Do I need to get another battery cover? What is its purpose?
2. How hard are the cover bolts to change?
3. Where does the hose that is attached to the Fuel Vapor Vent terminate?

 

1. Yes replace the battery tray, because you need the battery temp sensor directly under the battery. The battery temperature sensor tells the PCM how hot the battery is, then it tells the alternator how much voltage to send the battery. Without the battery temp sensor in the alternator can overcharge or undercharge. It also holds the battery in place in case the truck rolls. Just get one from a junk yard.

2. Not sure what you mean on the "cover bolts" but it should not be that hard. Use some PB blaster or other penetration oil on the before you try to take em out.

3. That purge solenoid opens and flushes out the gas tank built up vapor and burns it by forcing it into the intake manifold, so essentially it starts at the carbon canister and ends at the intake manifold. Replace the hose, you can buy hose a your local parts store for cheap, just get fuel rated hose and some clamps.

 

as hydra said one of the hoses on that purge valve goes to the intake and the other back toward the charcoal canister (past the service port iirc).

if the battery tray is bad i agree replace it, if its the plastic piece that drops over it i wouldnt be too concerned as long as the bar that locks it in place is still there and doing its job, as stated it keeps the battery in place while you drive and in the event of a rollover prevents the battery from becoming a projectile (imagine being hit by that lead brick while its moving 20, 30, or even 60 miles an hour :O)

 

Hydra & Sharp,

Thanks for the reply, it is the battery cover and not the tray. I broke the cover because I couldn't get the battery hold-down bolt out when I changed the battery. I had never had it out before.

I will replace the hose when I put the new bolts in.