Battery Carrier / Battery

patteian · Post by **patteian** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 4:16 pm

Hi,

My battery fits onto the tray, the top of it just touches the lower part of the heater motor which I think is wrong.

A SII I had with the same spec lincon battery battery had reasonable clearance.

The battery clamp (which I believe is original) also does not fit the lincon battery.

Do early etypes have a smaller battery? Or incase my car has been altered what should be the approx distance between the battery carrier and the bottom of the heater motor?

Many thanks

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Sat Jul 30, 2011 7:20 pm

on mine its about half an inch and when fitting the battery it only just misses the motor. There is a little more room if I take the battery tray out though which you dont really need.

patteian · Post by **patteian** » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:06 pm

Thank you for your reply.

Yes on my previous SII must have had over an inch from what I can remember with the same size/spec battery. I am beginning to think either batteries were smaller on the earlier cars or there has been a repair that is not quite right.

Further comments welcomed.

patteian · Post by **patteian** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 11:28 pm

Hi,

Further update.

Haddocks book - Early cars fitted with Lucas Pacemaker P/N CP 13/11-8, later cars had P/N XC55/8 battery.

Does anyone have the dimensions of these original Lucas batteries.

PeterCrespin · Post by **PeterCrespin** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:47 am

ChrisC wrote: There is a little more room if I take the battery tray out though which you dont really need.

Hmmm, define 'need'?

If you don't mind the battery chaffing the mild steel and starting rust of bare metal, you don't need a tray.

If you don't mind not having a tray to collect acid-tainted water and condensation, taking it away to vent below sill level via the attached tubing, you don't need a tray.

If you don't mind the lower left bulkhead being exposed to corrosive influences normally controlled using the above parts, you don't need a tray.

If you don't mind having a too-tall battery that will only fit if you leave the tray out, you don't need a tray.

If your answer to any of the above is 'No' then you need a tray.

Pete

ChrisC · Post by **ChrisC** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:33 am

or you could fit a sealed for life battery so none of the above is relevant....

Post by **Heuer** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:45 am

Better still go for an SBS battery - half the weight twice the cranking power and mine has lasted 12 years and still going strong.

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