The posts are not recessed on this battery.  A batter with recessed posts
sounds expensive.

ras

-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Edwards [mailto:syncro86@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 7:39 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Interesting experience with my '84 Wolfburg

Also, batteries for Vanagons are designed differently
in that they have recessed posts. Make sure yours are
not sticking up above the battery casing as is normal
on most other cars.

--- Per Lindgren <lindgre@ONLINE.NO> wrote:
> Rennie Sawade wrote:
>
> > Apparently, the
> > paint was the only thing insulating the battery
> from the metal cover.
>
> > This looks awfully strange to me.  I can't believe
> that VW designed it this
> > way.  Could it be that this van has the wrong
> battery installed?
>
> Rennie,
>
> Most batteries have a small plastic "lid" over the
> positive terminal to protect
> from shorts, your battery may be missing just that.
> A piece of rubber,
> cardboard, plastic etc. should do the trick. If your
> battery is so tall that it
> actually touches the cover, it may be too tall, the
> battery in my Syncro is just
> 1 cm (~0,5") under, but that is enough. Also check
> that the cover is straight,
> not bent down.
>
> PerL
> 87 Syncro 112i
>

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