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TomWesty
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 Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 5:32 pm Post subject: Group Size 26R battery |
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Will this size battery fit a '71 Bay bus?
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 9:31 pm Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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| Will this size battery fit a '71 Bay bus? |
Anybody?
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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Hey thanks fellow Thomas! Those links told me little of what I need to know, but i appreciate the help very much. My dilemma is that I know Group 42 fits, but most if not all Group 42 are ridiculously expensive for what they are. Consequently I found a site that said they used Group 26R in their Bug, Split bus and Thing. I just figured that out of the hundreds of Bay dudes someone would be using or have tried the Group 26R in a Bay. I am going to buy one tomorrow and try it. If it fits or not I will report back. That way the next poor bastard in my position will know. Group 42 are between 200 and 300 bucks. I can get a 26R for 70 to 100 bucks for a bus I don't use all that much right now. Again, thanks Dodger Tom!
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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If I remember right you can stuff in a H6 ( group 48 ). If you you go to a Group 26 over an H6 you are giving up 25% of your cold cranking amps and may shorten your battery life by half.
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dodger tom
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| Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:03 am Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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more info here, tom.
https://raybuck.com/automotive-battery-dimensions/
the 26r is close in footprint, but taller by about an inch.
mike’s right. cheaper batteries have less power and may have shorter lifespans (as measured by warranties).
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 10:21 am Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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Thanks Mike and Tom. I think I’ll just go with the group size 42 then. Edit: 26 R has greater CCA so I changed my mind again…..ha!
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kreemoweet
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| Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 11:26 am Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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All the group 42 batteries I see in search results have the + and - posts reversed from what they should be in an early bay.
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TomWesty
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| Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2025 6:05 pm Post subject: Re: Group Size 26R battery |
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I ended up getting the 26R (R is for reversed posts). If I recall it has 575 CCA and fit the mounting just fine. My bus has been sitting for about 4 or 5 years so I need to tweak my K-dogs, lube up my pedal and throttle cable, put some fresh gas in it and see if she’ll start. Thanks to everyone that chimed in. It was very helpful.
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