<VV> My new battery has the terminals about 6 inces furtherawayfrom the engine

[J. R. Read]

Hi Frank,  There was a picture, but now I can't seem to find it.  It is a
car.  I can't read the whole text of the message because he typed it on the
subject line and only a portion of it shows up on my computer.  Looks like a
LM.

Just to review some battery basics:
There is more than one configuration for terminals on a top post battery.
The PLUS terminal is larger than the NEGATIVE terminal.
The NEGATIVE terminal attaches to "ground" on a LM Corvair at the left rear
top shroud bolt (below the alternator).
The battery needs to be installed with the PLUS forward, NEG rearward, and
BOTH terminals  close to the frame rail.  This may not apply to the '60
model.

I'm guessing that the battery he bought has the terminals away (to the left)
from the frame rail.  This is why he now says the cables won't reach.  The
picture only shows one (appears to be the positive - but black) cable.

I'll try to re-attach the picture to this message, but don't know if I'll be
successful at that.  Maybe this will take you there:

http://www.vv.corvair.org/pipermail/virtualvairs/attachments/20150317/e9e49605/attachment.jpg


BTW - FC takes 51R

Later, JR

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From: <corvairduval at cox.net>
To: <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <rnojunkmail at aol.com>;
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 4:02 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> My new battery has the terminals about 6 inces
furtherawayfrom the engine


Agreed, the price of battery cables will exceed the trouble of getting the
correct battery that fits. Unless it is an FC or early, there are lots of
choices on the shelf that fit. With the early, there are three choices. The
original group 53, or the small new ones, group 51 and 51R. As JR says the
terminals are reversed with the addition of the R. Choose wisely, as I
forgot which one is correct while writing this.

Frank DuVal

Original email:
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From: J. R. Read via VirtualVairs virtualvairs at corvair.org
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:28:26 -0500
To: Rnojunkmail at aol.com, VirtualVairs at Corvair.org
Subject: Re: <VV> My new battery has the terminals about 6 inces
furtherawayfrom the engine


You don't need longer cables.  They did not shrink while you were at the
parts store to pick up the new battery.  You need to take the battery back
to the store and get one with the reversed terminals.  Often they have an
"R" after the part number.

So, go see if the parts store still has your core battery in the back room.
Get one with the terminals arranged like the old battery that you took out.
Guess what, the cables will reach again!

Later, JR

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