Battery Fit the Holder ?

[J Franklin]

A friend had a rock fly up and busted his battery while driving down the road. Maybe a group 1 in a battery box might be the ticket as the box will take up so room.

 

[CarlG]

A friend had a rock fly up and busted his battery while driving down the road. Maybe a group 1 in a battery box might be the ticket as the box will take up so room.

Maybe "Miss Victoria" could come up with a battery box / holder (without the master cylinder) that would fit the bill. I've often thought about the fact that the battery is in a rather vernable place to get damaged.

 

[1931 flamingo]

Battery been there for 80+ years........................................

Paul in CT

 

[Mike V. Florida]

The Batteries Plus web site suggest a group 19L battery for A's:

http://www.batteriesplus.com/produc...-Truck-Batteries/95730-Ford/Model-A/1930.aspx

I've never heard of that size...

Doug

19L is a smaller battery. 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 x 7 3/8 and its only 460 CCA.

The most commom group 1 is, I think, 575 CCA

 

[BILL WILLIAMSON]

Battery been there for 80+ years........................................

Paul in CT

Paul,
And possibly many damaged?? Maybe that's why some went to all the trouble of dangling it on the firewall?? Years ago I've seen them with MUD pushed up almost to the top edge of the battery and you would literally have to DIG the battery out to replace it! Yes, at Chief's station, I was the battery digger & the rest room cleaner! Bill W.

 

[LeRoycoupe/N.Y.]

Does anyone know of a 12v battery that will fit in the support bracket and fill the Brattons battery holddown frame? Bill G

Use Group 25 (See Volume 8 page 110) How to Restore Your Model A. I cut little notches for posts in top bracket,