Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Own a Mondial? Need a battery?

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

Here are the sizes;

Group 34R  L=260mm (10-1/4") x W=173mm (6-13/16") x H=200 (7-7/8")  

Group 36R  L=263mm (10-3/8") x W=183mm (7-1/4")   x H=206 (8-1/8") 

As you can see, the group 36 is a little bigger but fits my car nicely.  
Perhaps the 5% reduced current I reported is in error.  The battery is bigger, 
1/4" taller but that's no real problem.

rick 



--- On Fri, 11/21/08, red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com> wrote:

> From: red5hilser [at] aol.com <red5hilser [at] aol.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Own a Mondial?  Need a battery?
> To: rolindsay [at] yahoo.com
> Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 6:47 PM
> Thanks Rick. The 34R is the factory spec battery for my
> '87 GT4 too. That's useful info as my battery is
> approaching 5 years old since I bought it in Tucson.
> 
> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> Subject: [Ferrari] Own a Mondial? Need a battery?
> 
> 
> 
> Today, I went shopping for a new battery for an '83
> Mondial QV.  The book calls 
> for a group 34R size battery.  Group 34 is no problem but
> finding reverse poles 
> (R) where the (+) is on the right, proved to be impossible
> for me today.  After 
> a boatload of measurements and specification searches I
> found that a group 36R 
> will fit the Mondial perfectly.  It has about 5% lower cold
> cranking amps but 
> that's probably within the margin of manufacturing
> error.  Therefore, a group 
> 36R will exchange fine for a group 34R in a Mondial 8 or
> Mondial QV.  YMMV.
> 
> regards,
> 
> rick
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