Shrank is the simple past tense. One of my pet peeves. 

Past participle = shrunk; has shrunk, had shrunk, will have shrunk, all require the auxiliary verb. 

Thank you for the opportunity to vent.  See? I brought that back around to battery box issues. 

Stephen

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> On Mar 26, 2026, at 3:49 PM, Spencer Allen <soxndubs1951@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I think my 85 westy's battery box shrank (shrunk?) over winter. For years
> I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the
> pos-neg cables and have banged-up the pos cables some but always got the
> battery in with a bit of maneuvering. today no matter what I did that
> battery will not settle into the box. Any tips from those still using the
> lead acid battery?
> Spencer