Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My 1991 Merc 500E has the battery in the back. Absolutely no room for it up front, since the car was not originally designed to have a 5 litre V8! Mid-engined Ferraris used to have the battery up front, for weight distribution. Now tha radiators are up front. Basically it is very difficult to get the correct weight distribution for road use in a mid-engined car.... Frank On 23 Feb, 2009, at 03:46, 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 >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information