Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >> >> >> >> >> _