[Diesel Rabbit Battery]

[losinit@usa.net (Cathy Boyko)]

Ian Shaw <ian.shaw@martin.dk> wrote:
Can anyone tell me the cca on a diesel rabit battery and the physical
dimensions please

Best Regards

Ian Shaw
(Research & Development)
e-mail: ian.shaw@martin.dk

I'm sure we had all the regular diesel batteries in and out of ours when =
it
had an engine (1981 LS Rabbit, for Little Slow).(we have several diesels,=
 so
we can play musical batteries, and I recall one time when I was trouble
shooting the rad fan on the Rocc, only to find 0 volts when there should =
have
been 12, the kid borrowed the battery, and I'm sure it went into the Rabb=
it,
he was standing there laughing as I scratched my head at the multimeter
reading, so I know that battery fits) And those would be 700ish CCA monst=
ers,
physically quite large. I can measure if you like, (email me) but I'm sur=
e
someone who has a running specimen will chime in. 625 CCA is enough to cr=
ank
my TDI over (that's factory), but it's never spun the motor quickly at
startup, I'm thinking it would be happier with more CCAs if there was spa=
ce
under the hood. I know my son has used my little 525 CCA one in a pinch, =
but I
think it's too small for long term reliable service.