[T3] Batteries

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Sat May 16 17:47:31 PDT 2015


I got our Group 42 72 month battery at Knecht's Auto Parts.  They are an
Oregon only auto parts chain that has their name stamped on all their
batteries that I am certain they didn't manufacture?  I keep a carpet
square on top of it just for safety sake.

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 5:36 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Another thing to remember is whatever battery you get, dont get a
> "Maintenance free" you need to be able to add water, otherwise as it slowly
> boils off your battery life will be less when it gets too low and you cant
> do anything about it.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Topnotch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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> 71 Squareback  "Hothe"
> 65 Squareback  "Eggcrate"
> 65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
> 93 RX7  "Redstur"
> 87 Golf  "Winterat"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Doug Brashear
> Sent: Saturday, May 16, 2015 5:36 PM
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Batteries
>
> To continue the battery thread...
>
> Since getting the '73 Fasty back on the road I've been using a 5 year old
> battery that still holds a charge, but is likely to go soon. I don't see
> much in the way of Group 42 batteries locally...any idea what other battery
> types, if any, have the right configuration of terminals and depth to fit
> the standard underwear space? I'd likely have some kind of
> protector/insulator on top of the battery to prevent shorting a taller
> battery on the seat springs (and don't often have rear seat passengers in
> this car anyway)
>
> Thanks!
> - Doug
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