Re: Battery

Posted by Randy Berger On 2010/12/9 7:41:23

I have a group 31 battery mounted without any modifications (that I can remember) to the battery tray in my 400. It seems a little large but fits in a tight fit.
A group 60 = 13 1/16 long, 6 5/16 wide, 8 7/8 high.
The chart says
A group 31 = 13 long, 6 13/18 wide, 9 7/16 high
The 13/18 must be a misprint for 13/16.
I might have had to shave a battery mounting ridge on the bottom of the batt but it was done with little or no problem.
The problem as far as looks is that the terminals are not located on the same side or catty-corner from each other.
They are located in the center at each end of the battery. No one has ever questioned me about it. (maybe I don't have a friendly face).
While a group 27 has 750 CCA, the group 31 has 950 CCA.
I will post a picture as soon as I can get up to the other garage.
This post came about because I need to buy a battery for the Caribbean. An Energizer group 31 is selling for $97.00 here.

Memory has slowly returned and I now recall that I elongated the mounting holes in the battery box allowing it to drop down a bit. I put a slim piece of plywood on the fresh-air tube and sat the box on the plywood to see how much I would have to elongate the mounting holes. I don't recall it as being a large problem and was done rather quickly.