Australian Chevrolet 216 engine owners

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

You were warned Lionel, brace yourself!

The original Chev battery was a 6v 700cca, 90-100aH battery measuring 9"H x6 3/4"W x 9"L, as Paul has mentioned a "Group 1" size. Have you asked your local Auto Electrician which battery brands he can order in? There are several large battery dealers in Sydney who will freight 6v batteries around the country dry, but the freight cost to Bundy might be a deal breaker.

Try Century, or Exide direct and see what they can provide.

G’day Tony,
When I opened up the photo of your battery it took me a while to figure out why you thought I wouldn’t like your battery. What could be so bad about a battery I thought? Maybe it was bashed around really corroded or some devilish home adapted device of questionable engineering standards.

Well Tony you did warn me.

First of all I looked at the terminal arrangement.. Then I looked at the unusual metal connectors going across the battery. Then after that I looked down the battery case and what did I see? A big four lettered “F” word – you could have blacked out the offending item by visiting the “Paint” program and covering the word up for me. My poor sensitive eyes….

Now since the F-word trucks ran a V8 were they too a 6 volt battery?
Did they have to use a higher capacity version of the ones used for the Chevrolet trucks - since they were only a six?

So what I am suggesting could you cross contaminate the wholesomeness of a 216 Chevrolet by actually using the same F-word battery as you so kindly posted up?

Would this battery be fully interchangeable; after a long session of cleaning and masking over the F-word, between a F-truck and a Chevrolet truck with a 216 engine?

Kind Regards
Lionel