Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 14:02:35 -0700
Reply-To: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
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well... if you don't find the battery hold down...
I don't have it on mine ... so I just go to a hardware store and get the
foam pipe insulation (the kind they wrap around heater pipes)... cut it in
appropriate length and stuff it around the battery...
the battery won't move... and the foam can be compressed to accommodate
tight spaces...
On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 1:44 PM, Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
> Patti,
>
> Try Googling for images, "vanagon battery hold-down". Not sure if
> that's what everyone's talking about. I don't think my van has that.
>
> Marc Perdue
>
> On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 2:29 PM, PB <pbrattan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Any pics of the foot available? I don't think my new group 41 Bosch
> > battery had one, however the hold down clamp was tightened in a diagonal
> > position so that the bulge on the lower part of the clamp pushed against
> > the battery holding it in place. The screw hole was actually threaded
> at a
> > slant, forcing the screw to hold down the clamp in such a way as to
> apply
> > pressure to the battery wall.
> > Patti
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 10:15 AM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >> There is a hold down bracket, made of beefy material unlike on most
> cars.
> >> The correct battery has a "foot" that the clamp fits to, and it is
> secured
> >> in place with a bolt. Works very well. mcneely
> >>
> >> ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >> > There's a hold down bracket?
> >> >
> >> > News to me. Of all the replacement batt'ries I have fitted over the
> >> > years, only one has been short enough in width to warrant shimming.
> In
> >> the
> >> > great tradition of Red Green, a piece of cut up pool noodle did the
> >> trick.
> >> >
> >> > Geo/ATL
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/638455.jpg
> >> > >
> >> > > ?
> >> > >
> >> > > Neil.
> >> > >
> >> > > On 7/9/15, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Here is a photo comparing the 41 with the "lower" 48 back when you
> >> could
> >> > > > get them easily. These 48 are an easier fit into the Westy
> >> compartment
> >> > > > but have a higher amp rating.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > [img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/638455.jpg[/img]
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > 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>
> >> > >
> >>
> >> --
> >> David McNeely
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > *♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪♪♫**♥**♫♪*
> > If it's not on my Smart Phone, it doesn't exist...
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