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

[Hans E. Hansen (FList]

I can't remember which size battery I bought for my GT4, but it seemed
to be a common one.  I live in a small town, and believe me, if it were
the least bit odd, I would have never found one.

Hans.

On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:56 PM, Rick Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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