Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jerry, My Volvo ownership skipped from a 1989 740 wagon to the 2007 V70 with a turbo 5 cyl. I don't know where the change was made. I just got out the owner's manual to refresh my memory. On page 196, in the Battery section, it says and I quote: "The battery in your vehicle is located under the floor of the trunk." Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <glehrer@san.rr.com> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 10:50 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Bosch reliability > Jim > > Many cars I have owned have the battery 180 degrees away from the engine > compartment, but my wife's two Volvo V70s > were NOT among them. > > Jerry > > > Jim Nichols wrote: >> Larry, >> >> I have no complaints about Bosch parts because of too little exposure on >> my part. However, your post brought to mind the thing that I found most >> unusual about the 2007 Volvo V70 that we bought. Its battery is below >> the floor of the cargo compartment at the rear of the wagon. I assumed >> it was brought about by one or more of the following: >> Weight distribution >> No room under the hood (bonnet) >> Getting it away from the high temperature under the hood (bonnet) >> >> Has anyone encountered this type of installation recently? >> >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lawrence Zeitlin" >> <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> To: <lug@leica-users.org> >> Cc: "Lawrence Zeitlin" <lrzeitlin@optonline.net> >> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:50 PM >> Subject: [Leica] Re: Bosch reliability >> >> >>> >>> On Feb 22, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Jerry wrote: >>> >>>> I didn't know what a reliable electrical system was until I bought an >>>> Alfa Romeo Veloce, with >>>> an all Bosch system. Then Porsches for the next 45 years, All Bosch, >>>> all good. >>> >>> Reasonable men may disagree about everything but Leicas. I owned a 1959 >>> Alfa Romeo Sprint Veloce coupe with a body by Bertone. To my mind one >>> of the most beautiful automobiles ever made. The engine was powerful, >>> fed by twin Weber 40 DCOE carbs, and the brakes were magnificent pieces >>> of sculptured aluminum. But the Bosch electronics sucked. The starter >>> was obviously designed for Italian warmth. In snowy New England it was >>> necessary to park going downhill if you wanted to start in the >>> morning.. The undersized battery was in the trunk and transferred its >>> weak current to the engine electrics via a 10 foot long cable. A >>> beautiful car, yes, but definitely for the tropics. >>> >>> The Alfa owners newsletter published a cross listing of Delco and AC >>> parts which would fit the Alfa. Nothing to replace the starter though. >>> Still, I loved that car. One of the best road cars I ever owned. >>> >>> Larry Z >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _ > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >