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Date:         Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:33:28 -0700
Reply-To:     PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
Comments: To: Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAB2Rwfj0dQtnSsG-A-ZTSoJjkK-1HSu-i35=FeA8etruZqT0-A@mail.gmail.com>
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The last thing I want to see is cuts and bruises on my piano-playin' hands!!! (LOL) I will definitely be wearing leather gloves for starters! Patti

On Tue, Jul 7, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:

> > .... The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely. > > Yup. BTDT. Once (sometimes I learn) Hence the strap type "handles" I added. > Chock all that up to newbness at the time. > > Thanks for mentioning the battery hold down thing. > I meant to do so. > Each of my buses did not c/w the hold downs. > I ended up making a metal bracket hold down of sorts. > > Neil. > > On 7/7/15, mcneely4@cox.net <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:hj > > > The "correct" battery, that has the foot to fit the factory bracket, has > a > > handle on it from the factory to facilitate holding it and lowering it > into > > the compartment. Without a handle, your hands have to hold the battery > by > > the sides or ends to lower it into place, and they suffer from being > > scraped. The backs of one's hands have thin skin and bleed profusely. > > mcneely > > > > -- > Neil n > > Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> > > 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> > > 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> > > Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> >

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