<VV> battery area question

[Harry Yarnell]

Oye! My error. I was thinking group 27, that's a BIG battery.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: "'Virtualvairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 2:19 PM
Subject: RE: <VV> battery area question


> Hi Harry et al.,
>
> Group 22F is definitely the stock battery size for '65 and '66 without HD
> battery. The group 24 is definitely the stock HD battery for those same
> years.
>
> A 22F fits fine in the battery tray; it's a little smaller than the 24
> actually. The 24s I have bought just fit in the plastic tray.
>
> You are right that a 24F is the way to go for someone who does not care
> about stock. This is what I have in my '66 coupe. More CCA than the 22F
but
> not too much bigger.
>
> Chevy (Delco) never had a 24F made because the Corvair was the only model
> that needed it. RPO T60 only sold a combined 13146 units from '65 - '67.
> (See the article in the February '05 Communique.)
>
> It would be fun to have an application list for batteries in GM cars from
> the '60s. I wonder what other cars used the group 24?
>
> --Kent
>
> P.S. I have been told by several people that the "F" means "Ford", as in
> this orientation was originated by Ford. Is that true?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Harry Yarnell
> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:39 AM
> To: Kent Sullivan; 'Virtualvairs'
> Subject: Re: <VV> battery area question
>
> I do believe a 22F will NOT fit a late model battery tray. 24F is what
> should be there. These 24F's are still available anywhere batteries are
> sold.
>
> Harry Yarnell
> perryman garage and orphanage
> perryman, MD
> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
> To: "'Virtualvairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:50 AM
> Subject: RE: <VV> battery area question
>
>
> > Sam et al., the battery you need for your '65 is a 22F. Is that what New
> > Castle sold you? If so, the stock caps should fit perfectly.
> >
> > I didn't realize that New Castle was reproducing the 22F since only the
> > Corvair used this size battery in the Delco line. On the other hand,
they
> > definitely are reproducing the 24, which is the correct heavy duty
battery
> > for a '65 (and '66) Corvair. That battery used a different style of vent
> > cap. It was two pieces and stood up a lot taller than the 22F's caps. I
> have
> > not checked the hole to hole spacing but it wouldn't surprise me if they
> > were different.
> >
> > Note no "F" in the HD size (24). That means the posts are facing the
other
> > direction. Chevy provided different (longer) battery cables when the HD
> > battery option was installed. I think Clark's is reproing both cable
sets
> > now.
> >
> > --Kent
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> > [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of airvair
> > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:37 PM
> > To: Sam & Marissa Andolino
> > Cc: Virtualvairs
> > Subject: Re: <VV> battery area question
> >
> > Then technically speaking, you had the wrong size battery. Unless you
went
> > with the "heavy duty" size, in which case you needed the option's
special
> > battery caps. This option had the terminals on the outboard side of the
> > battery, like standard cars (remember that the '65-9 Corvair uses a
> > 'backwards' battery), and used a plate that fit under the battery hole
> caps
> > in gangs of 3, and a special vented cover that snapped onto the plate
and
> > attached to the stock rubber vent tubes. It also came with a 6" longer
> > ground cable.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> > Sam & Marissa Andolino wrote:
> >
> > >Our  65 has a grommet with two holes like our 66.  We bought a new Tar
> > >top battery but the original vent caps with the two hoses will not fit
> > >on the battery.
> > >
> > >Sam & Marissa Andolino
> > >
> > >
> >
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