Here is a photo comparing the 41 with the "lower" 48 back when you could
get them easily. These 48 are an easier fit into the Westy compartment
but have a higher amp rating.

[img]http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/638455.jpg[/img]

You can see that the cases are different.

There is also a 42 which is smaller and weaker than either a 41 or 48
and may have been fitted sometime in a van's life.

I use a nylon strap to lower and raise the battery. Wrapped around the
middle of the battery and tied in a knot, it can balance the battery in
one hand while you guide the battery with the other hand.

Mark

PB wrote:
> If the Group 48 battery is as high as or higher than the group 41, how does
> it compare lengthwise?  My new Group 41 battery is an inch or two shorter
> widthwise than my old one.