Feldman, Jack (Jack) wrote:
>
> This spring, with two cars in storage, I had to chose which battery I would
> use to wake up the C. I chose the one from the BGT because it had a handle
> on it, and someone had removed the handle from the battery that came with
> the C. Yesterday, in getting the BGT started I thought I would use the
> stored battery that originally came with the C, and give the battery I had
> been using a rest.
>
> Now we all know that the sheet metal of the B and the C is the same from
> the windscreen back. Indeed the replacement windscreen that was just
> installed had been stocked as a B replacement.
>
> The opening to the battery compartment on the BGT was too small to take be
> battery that fit into the C! I know it came out of the C as easily as the B
> batteries do, but why couldn't I fit it into the BGT? The C battery was
> about an inch wider, but again, it did fit in the C.
>
> Comments?
>
> Jack
I know the feeling, I have a 69 Sprite and a 73 Midget, that I have the
same problem with. The heater box is the culprit in my case. Later
Mark Snowdon
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