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I used a group 51 in my 78 Midget. It=E2=80=99s a bit narrower than a 24 =
and easier to get behind the heater with out removing the bonnet. You =
can get the same CCA as a 24, and maybe more with modern batter tech.=20
I never thought about AGM, but it is certainly worth looking into=20
Larry
> On Aug 14, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Dave and Terri Woerpel via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Steve, found the following from Frank from 16 years ago! Group 24 is =
what I use in a high back open front battery box ala TR 3....ya I know, =
but 45 years and no holes.
> Regards,
> Dave W
> '59 :()
> '59 MGA 1500
> Burlington WI=20
> "Pay It Forward"
> WWFD?
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> Mail From: Frank Clarici <(email redacted)>
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> Group 24
> or is is series 24?
> But this only fits the early Spridgets up to whenever they made the
> heater different. Then you need a group 22 (I think)
> Now back to the 24 battery... originally they came with the terminals =
up
> against the firewall, this caused the firewalls to rot out from the
> gasses of the battery. So if your little bumped out spots have rust,
> it's the battery. Correct from the factory is a bad thing so go with =
the
> battery where the posts are outboard from the firewall. No more eaten
> out firewalls this way.
> Not Concours, better =F0=9F=99=82
> --
> Frank Clarici
> Toms River, NJ
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> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 10:58 AM Steve Williams via Spridgets =
>> Thanks for sharing the article.
>>=20
>> I believe I am in need of a battery for the bugeye. Anyone know the =
correct battery size off the top of their head? Thanks!
>>=20
>> Steve Williams
>>=20
>> On Saturday, August 13, 2022, 07:48:19 PM EDT, Michael MacLean via =
wrote:
>>=20
>>=20
>> Interesting article from Hagerty on the rising values of MG Midgets.
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charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I used a group =
51 in my 78 Midget. It=E2=80=99s a bit narrower than a 24 and easier to =
get behind the heater with out removing the bonnet. You can get the same =
CCA as a 24, and maybe more with modern batter =
tech. <div><br></div><div>I never thought about AGM, but it =
is certainly worth looking =
into </div><div><br></div><div>Larry<br><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Aug 14, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Dave and Terri Woerpel =
via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"auto"><div =
dir=3D"auto">Steve, found the following from Frank from 16 years =
ago! Group 24 is what I use in a high back open front battery box =
ala TR 3....ya I know, but 45 years and no holes.</div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Regards,</div><div dir=3D"auto">Dave W</div><div =
dir=3D"auto">'59 :()</div><div dir=3D"auto">'59 MGA 1500</div><div =
dir=3D"auto">Burlington WI </div><div dir=3D"auto">"Pay It =
Forward"</div><div dir=3D"auto">WWFD?</div><div =
dir=3D"auto"><br></div><span =
style=3D"font-weight:700;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;backgr=
ound-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div dir=3D"auto"><span =
style=3D"font-weight:700;font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;backgr=
ound-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></span></div>Mail From: Frank Clarici =
<(email redacted)></span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">Group 24</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">or is is series 24?</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">But this only fits the early Spridgets up to whenever they =
made the</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">heater different. Then you need a group 22 (I =
think)</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">Now back to the 24 battery... originally they came with the =
terminals up</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">against the firewall, this caused the firewalls to rot out =
from the</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">gasses of the battery. So if your little bumped out spots =
have rust,</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">it's the battery. Correct from the factory is a bad thing =
so go with the</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">battery where the posts are outboard from the firewall. No =
more eaten</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">out firewalls this way.</span><br><div dir=3D"auto"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">Not Concours, better =F0=9F=99=82</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">--</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">Frank Clarici</span><br =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)">Toms River, NJ</span><span =
style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(2=
55,255,255)"><br></span></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div =
dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Aug 14, 2022, 10:58 AM Steve =
Williams via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div> =
Thanks for sharing the article.<br><br>I believe I am in need of a =
battery for the bugeye. Anyone know the correct battery size off the top =
of their head? Thanks!<br><br>Steve Williams<br><br> </div> =
<div style=3D"margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid =
#ccc;padding-left:1ex"> <div =
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Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a"> =
<div> On Saturday, August 13, =
2022, 07:48:19 PM EDT, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"noreferrer">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote: =
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of MG Midgets.</div><div><br></div><div><a rel=3D"nofollow noopener =
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SFMC&utm_medium=3Demail&utm_content=3DMED_UN_NA_EML_UN_SaturdayRoa=
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