Great tip! I'd also recommend using a battery mat. It is a cut to fit mat that fits under the battery and is treated to neutralize any acid that spills into the battery tray. Cheap insurance to prevent a rusted-out battery tray. Todd '88 Westy Kim Brennan wrote: > Well as coincidence has it... I had to put a new battery in my camper > yesterday. The reference guide the Interstate dealers use recommends > using the Group 91 battery in Vanagons (as opposed to the group 41 > battery). > > I chose to use the Group 91. It's identical in size to the group 41, > which, as you noted a higher CCA rating. In my case they didn't have a > 72 month group 41, so I also got a longer lifed battery to replaced the > previous Interstate (which had lasted 7 years.) > > Of course, this also led to that issue of "skinning the knuckles" to > get the old battery out. Except I found a good way to replace the > battery that didn't require me to stick my delicate finders down into > the battery compartment. I have some packing straps (1/2 wide band of > reinforced plastic straps typically used to bind larger items). I > inserted this down the sides of the battery to the loops that were > there on the older Interstate I was replacing. I used a long then > screwdriver to bring the ends back up, and then, Voila!, I had a > carrying handle for the old battery. > > The new battery has the carrying handle built in. > > > On Wednesday, January 1, 2003, at 08:26 AM, Todd Last wrote: > >> Most standard replacement batteries have a 650 CCA rating. >> And I did find one, an Interstate MTP-91 rated at 700 CCA > > |
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