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Date:         Tue, 7 Aug 2018 15:37:58 -0400
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: battery holder thing
Comments: To: Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com>
In-Reply-To:  <C4FB91F0-BE6D-4F3A-91ED-A49D2E6E1783@icloud.com>
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Eric,

After busting a few things trying to get batteries out in the past, I bought one from Napa that just slips on the terminals so you can lift that battery straight out. I don't know if this was your intention or not, but it worked wonders for me. I keep it in my glove compartment when not in use.

Marc Perdue

On Mon, Jul 30, 2018 at 7:30 PM, Eric Caron <eric.caron@icloud.com> wrote:

> Hi list, > > I recently received a vanagon battery holder thing. Thanks Jim. > I’m assuming this will bolt in at the top of the battery and push down on > it to hold in place. > > If I’m wrong please let me know. > > I have the GO West battery behind the driver’s seat and it has a holder > like that. > > Interestingly. Now that I have the thing in my hands and understand it I > don’t know why people don’t use it. My battery didn’t have one. It also > had a worn wire coming off the battery that was worn through the outer > layer as the battery shifted and rubbed in the battery compartment. > > But here is my other question. Were similar holders used on bay > windows and buses? I have a part that was given to me along with other > older bus parts. He said it was a battery clamp. It feels a lot like the > vanagon one only wider I thing the bolt is even the same. I vaguly think > from my days with busses that it would have clamped to the bottom of the > battery. > > Is this basically the same thing but now holds at the top? > > I’m glad to use the smaller original Vanagon one, but was a little tempted > to use the old Bay or splitty one just for fun! > > Eric Caron > 85 GL Auto >


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