Australian Chevrolet 216 engine owners

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

Any Autoparts shop that can get Bosch parts should your source. The Electrical bits ran for many years of Chev and even Toyota engines and are much easier to find than Ford Sidevalve! They may not be on the shelf nowadays, but could be ordered in. Take a list to swapmeets and stock up when you find it.

Points: Bosch GD44
Rotor: Bosch GD85
Dis cap: Bosch GD86
Condensor: Bosch GD11E

Spark plugs might be harder: AC44, NGK B6S, Champion J8C

You won't like my 6v battery.

Hello Tony,

Thanks for the parts numbers for the electrical goodies - it should make things easier.

I am a bit intrigued about your 6V battery. Have you made some modifications to one or got a super heavy duty version which cost the earth?

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Bob McNeill]

IF you don,t like tony,s battery and you have the old rubber case, POPE batteries in Blacktown NSW will rebuild your old one, other wise take your sizes to ALCO batteries nearest you to get a plastic one that will do the job.

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Bob McNeill

IF you don,t like tony,s battery and you have the old rubber case, POPE batteries in Blacktown NSW will rebuild your old one, other wise take your sizes to ALCO batteries nearest you to get a plastic one that will do the job.

Hello Bob,

My two trucks both came without batteries. So the battery is a mystery to me.

Kind Regards
Lionel

[Paul Singleton]

Here is a battery chart to determine what battery would fit in your truck. I have used group 1 batteries in the past, but wasn't sure if the size was correct. I used them because the farm dealer near me stocked that size.

http://www.rtpnet.org/teaa/bcigroup.html

Paul

[Lionelgee]

Originally Posted by Paul Singleton

Here is a battery chart to determine what battery would fit in your truck. I have used group 1 batteries in the past, but wasn't sure if the size was correct. I used them because the farm dealer near me stocked that size.

http://www.rtpnet.org/teaa/bcigroup.html

Paul

G'day Paul,

Thanks for posting the chart Paul.

I thought I used to know a bit about cars and things which made vroom vroom noises of the truck and tractor type. Until getting both trucks which had no battery in them if I needed a battery for my previous machines I would just write down the name of the battery maker the product code or lately lift of the adhesive sticker off the battery and go up to a battery supplier and say.... "I want one of these please". After a short while later I would install the new battery and be a happy fellow.

So please let me know what a Group 1 battery might be and how many groups there are. I do know that "heavy duty" batteries have more plates - has that something to do with the different groups bit?

Kind Regards
Lionel