Re: Delco battery - new model does not fit in 1958 C1 battery holder
Well, couldn't find a Delco 24A; Tried NAPA, as their Napa 7524 & 8424 were reputed (on another board) to fit; but those both had the identical handle bosses and protruding triple caps as the Delco 24PS.
Wound up buying from O'Reilly Auto a "Super Start 24PRMJ" with NO handle bosses and a FLAT top (the triple caps are recessed). No handle at all, but it fits perfectly in the '58's holder.
The final J in the model number appears to point to Johnson Controls as the manufacturer, same as the Delco 24PS and the NAPA units.
O'Reilly had other batteries on the shelf that also had the unusable 24PS configuration.
Well, couldn't find a Delco 24A; Tried NAPA, as their Napa 7524 & 8424 were reputed (on another board) to fit; but those both had the identical handle bosses and protruding triple caps as the Delco 24PS.
Wound up buying from O'Reilly Auto a "Super Start 24PRMJ" with NO handle bosses and a FLAT top (the triple caps are recessed). No handle at all, but it fits perfectly in the '58's holder.
The final J in the model number appears to point to Johnson Controls as the manufacturer, same as the Delco 24PS and the NAPA units.
O'Reilly had other batteries on the shelf that also had the unusable 24PS configuration.
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