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Re: Need Battery Recommendation

To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Subject: Re: Need Battery Recommendation
From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2004 18:16:57 -0700
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 16:26:54 -0700, Bob Spidell wrote:

::The 5-yr battery in my BJ8 gave up the ghost today, after a measly
::7+ years ;)  
::Anyway, anyone got a recommendation for batteries; looking for 
::something reliable and not inclined to leak acid or fumes.  The local
::parts house I like--Winchester Auto--recommends their house brand,
::called "Advantage," anybody have experience?  I'd go with an Optima,
::but think it might be a pain to fit with the stock Healey brackets.

I don't think you would have a problem fitting an Optima in the stock
brackets.  We have one in our BJ7 and it has done well by us for the
past 4 years or so.  I think they are good batteries for specialty
cars, and they do not leak!

-Roland
BJ7, BN1

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