At 10:28 AM 3/23/98 -0800, stuart farmer wrote:
>Yes, you DO have to punch holes for the battery cables. They have
>to be large enough for the cable ends to fit through.
>Most of us have the largest battery possible that will fit in our
>MG's and I found that the battery liner is not large enough to
>accomodate a group 26 battery.
Yeah...that's my other problem. I was just going to let the liner sit
until I had to buy another battery and then try to find one that fits.
Maybe I'll just keep the 2 pieces of wood the PO put in there...doh!
>The liner is shaped so that the
>group 26 battery will not go all the way to the bottom.
>Of course, I found this out AFTER I had made the holes for the
>cables !!
>Cheerio, Stuart....'79MGB (with the top down)
>
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>At 10:49 AM 3/23/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>OK...I'll admit to being a serious novice, but this has to be perhaps one
>>of the most ridiculous things I have asked, but what the hell. I replaced
>>the battery in my 77B a while ago and noticed that there were 2 pieces of
>>wood for the battery to rest on. So, on my next parts order, I got the
>>battery box liner from Moss. Saturday I go to put it in...shouldn't be a
>>problem right...well, with the liner in I can't hook up the battery!!!
>>Oooops. There are no holes to punch out in the liner, but I figure this is
>>what has to be done. I'll probably just drill a couple out. I thought I'd
>>ask to make sure I am not going nuts....probably too late.
>>
>>
>Stuart Farmer
>2724 Florida St.
>Longview,WA 98632 k7wf@kalama.com
>Tel: 360-423-1769
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Thanks for the comments...it didn't come with any docs so I thought I was
going nuts.
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