 Battery Group size needed, trying to match "stock?" |
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| Calwaterbear |
 Aug 30 2019, 09:57 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 15-November 14 From: United States Member No.: 18,123 Region Association: Central California  |
OK guys, I'm currently 50 miles from the car, I need to get a new battery. I don't even know if the battery I have was stock sized, but it worked. I have the battery, but there is no size indicated on the label (some of it is torn off) I took it to wallyworld - closest i could find was a group 26, but comparing the 2 - the 26 was a bit taller and thinner?
anyone tell me what i'm looking for? |
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| mepstein |
Aug 30 2019, 10:12 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,990 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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I thought it was a group 34R.
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| Mark Henry |
Aug 30 2019, 10:14 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
IIRC it's a group 42 (or 34R), many of us use smaller gel cell batteries because off gassing and rain washing acid down off the battery excellerates rust on the tray and hell hole.
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=284111 |
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| Calwaterbear |
Aug 30 2019, 10:45 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 207 Joined: 15-November 14 From: United States Member No.: 18,123 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(Mark Henry @ Aug 30 2019, 09:14 AM)  IIRC it's a group 42 (or 34R), many of us use smaller gel cell batteries because off gassing and rain washing acid down off the battery excellerates rust on the tray and hell hole. http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=284111 Thanks for the quick reponses. esspecially the link to the old thread, very helpfull, thanks Mark Henry |
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| sportlicherFahrer |
Aug 30 2019, 10:58 AM
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Nothing to see here. Group: Members Posts: 1,123 Joined: 18-April 05 From: Tacoma, WA Member No.: 3,945 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Just dealt with this yesterday. Found that a group 42 is original, and a group 47 is the same footprint but about a half inch taller. "Should" fit where a 42 is needed unless height is a tight dimension. In my case it happened to be for a '69 VW, but same battery size for 914's.
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