[Mg-t] MG TF Battery size

[Charlie Baldwin]

Howard,
I haven't seen an answer that I was expecting.  I do not have a TF, but 
have a TD.  As I recall group 27 was the original size.  They are very 
large and heavy, but occasionally I run across one, either at a big box 
store, warehouse club, or battery store.
The last one I got for my Healey 3000 at a local battery store.  Price 
was reasonable.  My TD has a group 24 in it which are around the same 
height, but shorter in length.  Either can be found in the "F" version 
(Ford?) with the terminals reversed. One of them works well when you 
have changed to negative ground.
Either battery has enough power to easily start an XPAG.  Both are 
vintage groups, so may not be available everywhere.
Charlie

Howard Battan wrote:
> Thanks for the info, Gene. What group number is the Interstate battery 
> that you used?
>
> Howard
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Gene" <crownwheel at comcast.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 3:51 AM
> To: "'Howard Battan'" <battanhr at comcast.net>; <mg-t at autox.team.net>
> Subject: RE: [Mg-t] MG TF Battery size
>
>> When Eliot (our 53 TD) arrived in '98, he sported a new Sears Die 
>> Hard. I
>> noted that after we came back from a drive, there was liquid around the
>> filler ports of the battery. In putting the problem to the "List", 
>> and the
>> suggestion was to readjusted the regulator but that did not solve the
>> problem. Even with a Sure Charge V for maintenance, the liquid appeared.
>> The Die Hard died and it was replaced with an Interstate. That 
>> Interstate is
>> stilling serving me after 7 years. It is also placed on maintenance 
>> with a
>> Sure Charge V in the off season and not a drop of liquid is seen. Oh, 
>> yes, I
>> did return the regulator settings to what it originally was. Lesson 
>> learned.
>> Good luck.
>> Gene
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