I was about 90 miles away from home and my battery died (electric cooler was left plugged in for a few hours). My battery was 4 years old so i decided to purchase a new one while i was away. So to Walmart i went. Purchased a battery. All is well... it is now about a year old and barely can crank over the engine. I have heard this from a few people that wallmart batteries are crappola. My alternator is healthy and i have no other current leaks. matthew 84 weekender FOR SALE 86 syncro westy tiico And NO i don't shop at walmart anymore. No way. Nothing. Never ever ever. Bradley Flubacher wrote: > > I can get the recommended cranking battery for my '81 diesel westy at > WalMart pretty cheap. In fact, so cheap that I could also buy a suitable > deep-cycle battery and still cost a bit less than it would be to buy an > Interstate battery at my FLAPS. What do you recomment? > BRad |
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