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

[Rick Lindsay (rolindsay]

The battery isn't odd.  Finding a Mondial in a battery reference book is.

rick

--- On Fri, 11/21/08, Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org> wrote:

> From: Hans E. Hansen <FList [at] hanshansen.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Own a Mondial? Need a battery?
> To: "rolindsay" <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
> Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
> Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:09 PM
> 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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