<VV> battery area question

[Kent Sullivan]

Hi Harry et al.,

Group 22F is definitely the stock battery size for '65 and '66 without HD
battery. The group 24 is definitely the stock HD battery for those same
years.

A 22F fits fine in the battery tray; it's a little smaller than the 24
actually. The 24s I have bought just fit in the plastic tray.

You are right that a 24F is the way to go for someone who does not care
about stock. This is what I have in my '66 coupe. More CCA than the 22F but
not too much bigger.

Chevy (Delco) never had a 24F made because the Corvair was the only model
that needed it. RPO T60 only sold a combined 13146 units from '65 - '67.
(See the article in the February '05 Communique.)

It would be fun to have an application list for batteries in GM cars from
the '60s. I wonder what other cars used the group 24?

--Kent

P.S. I have been told by several people that the "F" means "Ford", as in
this orientation was originated by Ford. Is that true?
-----Original Message-----
From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
[mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of Harry Yarnell
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 9:39 AM
To: Kent Sullivan; 'Virtualvairs'
Subject: Re: <VV> battery area question

I do believe a 22F will NOT fit a late model battery tray. 24F is what
should be there. These 24F's are still available anywhere batteries are
sold.

Harry Yarnell
perryman garage and orphanage
perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: "'Virtualvairs'" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 11:50 AM
Subject: RE: <VV> battery area question


> Sam et al., the battery you need for your '65 is a 22F. Is that what New
> Castle sold you? If so, the stock caps should fit perfectly.
>
> I didn't realize that New Castle was reproducing the 22F since only the
> Corvair used this size battery in the Delco line. On the other hand, they
> definitely are reproducing the 24, which is the correct heavy duty battery
> for a '65 (and '66) Corvair. That battery used a different style of vent
> cap. It was two pieces and stood up a lot taller than the 22F's caps. I
have
> not checked the hole to hole spacing but it wouldn't surprise me if they
> were different.
>
> Note no "F" in the HD size (24). That means the posts are facing the other
> direction. Chevy provided different (longer) battery cables when the HD
> battery option was installed. I think Clark's is reproing both cable sets
> now.
>
> --Kent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org
> [mailto:virtualvairs-bounces at corvair.org] On Behalf Of airvair
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 10:37 PM
> To: Sam & Marissa Andolino
> Cc: Virtualvairs
> Subject: Re: <VV> battery area question
>
> Then technically speaking, you had the wrong size battery. Unless you went
> with the "heavy duty" size, in which case you needed the option's special
> battery caps. This option had the terminals on the outboard side of the
> battery, like standard cars (remember that the '65-9 Corvair uses a
> 'backwards' battery), and used a plate that fit under the battery hole
caps
> in gangs of 3, and a special vented cover that snapped onto the plate and
> attached to the stock rubber vent tubes. It also came with a 6" longer
> ground cable.
>
> -Mark
>
> Sam & Marissa Andolino wrote:
>
> >Our  65 has a grommet with two holes like our 66.  We bought a new Tar
> >top battery but the original vent caps with the two hoses will not fit
> >on the battery.
> >
> >Sam & Marissa Andolino
> >
> >
>
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