rollin danny
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Postage is included in the priceI've learnt more about batteries in half an hour of reading this thread than i've known for 39 years!! Going for the Alpha batteries 800 cca at £74.99.. Good cranking amps and not too expensive.. Just need to check postage now..
Car Batteries - 12V Ultra Plus 334/250 Cheap Car Battery
Anyone who finds more powerful/cheaper please feel free to post.. lol
Rezz
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Postage is included in the price
Yeh just checked that out.. seems to good to be true lol.. ordering tomorrow.. look forward to seeing the postage trying to squeeze that bad boy through the letter box..
discool
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I've learnt more about batteries in half an hour of reading this thread than i've known for 39 years!! Going for the Alpha batteries 800 cca at £74.99.. Good cranking amps and not too expensive.. Just need to check postage now..
Car Batteries - 12V Ultra Plus 334/250 Cheap Car Battery
Anyone who finds more powerful/cheaper please feel free to post.. lol
Will it fit ?... 306mm would be to long for my disco. oil cooler pipes are in the way.
rollin danny
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Paul c fitted one . So it must fit.
Rezz
New Member
Might measure up first just in case..
It will be either an 069 or an 072, depending on terminal orientation.
Rezz
New Member
I measured it up too, and thought it would be a really tight fit. In fact, there was plenty of space to spare, so fitting was easy. I don't know if the oil cooler pipes are in a different place on an auto than a manual (which I have), though. I doubt if they are.
Yu can "make" a 334 fit.
Rezz
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Mine's manual too.. the right hand pos lead would reach fine but the neg lead which is earthed to body is a good 2 ins short..
did you get yours from alpha?
Did you order a 334?
Did they send a 334?
Are the terminals the same position on the battery, as your old one? (ie not swapped round)?
The terminals will be wider apart, because the battery is bigger. Its only a couple of inches though. I was able to make the terminals fit (with no issues), there was enough slack in the terminal leads for a couple of inches of movement, etc.
Mine's manual too.. the right hand pos lead would reach fine but the neg lead which is earthed to body is a good 2 ins short..
did you get yours from alpha?
You have fitted the battery the wrong way round. If you did manage to stretch the terminals, you'd have connected the + to - and - to +!!!
Lift the battery out, turn it through 180°, drop it back in.
Rezz
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yeh they suggested and sold me a 334.. terminals are the right way round.. but the black (pos) lead is fixed to body so can't be pulled any further forward.. should i have to mod anything though to make it fit??
Rezz
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DOH!!! but the lead on the right has a - as does the terminal? see it on the red rubber cover and on the battery?
Red is +
Rezz
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I did fooking wonder, check out the minus on the red rubber cover in the first pic though? odd... right then, tail between legs i'll go out, turn it round and delete this thread!
rollin danny
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Dont be too hard on yourself weve all done stupid things........but that was pretty stupid!
Before yu do that - check how yo old battery was fitted.
