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Date:         Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:48:48 -0400
Reply-To:     Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
Comments: To: Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHtOfz9qwLL3Vw6+hPos3m+YLeB0nWyyb0XLu2MOAnD7i8DxkQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Shrank is the simple past tense. One of my pet peeves. 


Past participle = shrunk; has shrunk, had shrunk, will have shrunk, all require the auxiliary verb. 


Thank you for the opportunity to vent.  See? I brought that back around to battery box issues. 


Stephen


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> On Mar 26, 2026, at 3:49 PM, Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think my 85 westy's battery box shrank (shrunk?) over winter. For years
> I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the
> pos-neg cables and have banged-up the pos cables some but always got the
> battery in with a bit of maneuvering. today no matter what I did that
> battery will not settle into the box. Any tips from those still using the
> lead acid battery?
> Spencer
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