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Re: Battery Box Liner (a stupid question)

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Subject: Re: Battery Box Liner (a stupid question)
From: Tom McLaughlin <tomm@ti.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 13:09:24 -0600
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)
>
> 
>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          
>
>
>

Thanks for the comments...it didn't come with any docs so I thought I was
going nuts.

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