Wrong!. Please don't post information you don't know for certain. 80 and
81 used a different battery.

tim o'brien

Dave Katsuki wrote:
>
> Any Group 41 should fit, but I just did that in my 90, and it is very
> (very) tight.   Had to hacksaw off the side protrusions (all Group 41
> apparently don't have them) to get it in.    Be sure you have one of those
> battery carriers that clamps onto the terminals, 'cause it's really hard to
> hold it up without.
>
> Dave
> 90 Westfalia.
>
> At 08:58 AM 7/20/00 -0700, Bill Davidson wrote:
> >Really, what you want to know is what 'group' battery fits you 80 westy.
> >Batteries are sized by group number. My 90 takes a group 41... That way I
> >know that any group 41 made by any company should fit.
> >Bill
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Grant Bessom" <GBessom@Intersections.com>
> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> >Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 7:45 AM
> >
> >
> > > My archive search keeps crashing. So here goes: Can any one tell me how
> > > large the actual battery opening is in a 1980 Westy?  After talking to the
> > > Interstate Battery Service Line, I was given some options WRT what kind of
> > > battery to run.  The rep was unable to tell me how large my opening is
> > > though, and I am not near the car.  Any assistance would be grand.
> > >
> > > The Air Cooled Shop, Dulles VA (northern VA) USA
> > > 1980 Westy.  Trying to make her legal!
> > >