----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Simpson" <dsimpson@ncweb.com>
To: "Tod Jones" <todjones@rica.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: Good battery choice?
> I think the reason sears and other battery listing are wrong for
spitfire
> is that the original Lucas Batteries had recessed post, and maybe in the
> part number conversion, no one correctly accounted for tha fact the the
top
> of the posts on a lucas Battery are level with the "casing". So you
> really need a battery that is about 1 inch shorter than what is listed, to
> account for the height of the terminal post. I have a Sears #30027 and
it
> fits fine in a 1976, with the positive terminal on the inside front corner
>
>
> Dave Simpson
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