New Optima Battery
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New Optima Battery
Today I bought me a new Optima Red top battery for my 2001 NBM coupe. $99.00 here at GI Joes in Portland, Oregon. My question is
what size socket do I need to use to remove the Delco battery and install the new Optima.
Thank you
p.s. I have to telll you mother nature is giving us a few dry days here and it was sure good to see my babies today, all cover'd up for the winter.
what size socket do I need to use to remove the Delco battery and install the new Optima.
Thank you
p.s. I have to telll you mother nature is giving us a few dry days here and it was sure good to see my babies today, all cover'd up for the winter.
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The terminal bolts are 5/16". A wrench works better than a socket on these due to the close proximity of the enclosure that surrounds the battery.
The hold down clamp I think I used a 1/2" socket on it but not totally sure if that's the correct size, might be 12 or 13mm.
(It was dark when I had to change mine and I just grabbed a few sockets and used the one that fit).
The hold down clamp I think I used a 1/2" socket on it but not totally sure if that's the correct size, might be 12 or 13mm.
(It was dark when I had to change mine and I just grabbed a few sockets and used the one that fit).
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There's actually a little flat wratchet wrench made just for those terminal screws ... cost about 4 bucks anywhere from Walmart to Pep Boys and it's very handy and very fast. Quick, easy, and cheap ... a wonderful combination for all sorts of things I can think of!
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Really good price you got on the battery. The Red Top should solve any battery problems you may have had for quite a while.
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From: burbank ca
I just changed mine with a Costco one last weekend. The hold down bolt is 1/2". I changed the battery to a redtop based on all the advice on this forum. I am glad I did. The positive terminal was very corroded and it looked pretty bad under the battery. It took me awhile to clean it all up. I feel I avoided a major problem down the road. $100 is cheap insurance. I never would have know there was a potiential problem because everything looked good from the top.
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From: Bonneville Salt Flats
Yeah, redtop on the way for my '01, also. I have had them in several toys for years with great service.
On the C-5, I started getting weird DIC readings, such as sporatically resetting to the odometer when turned off, no matter where I'd left it. All kinds of other things, like check this or that, which would cancel when restarted.
So, I checked the orginal battery's standing volts--9 !!! Yikes! And, I saw it was taking a long time to come up to charge voltage when started. I'd not noticed, I must admit. Don't know how long it has been dying.
3.5 years... pretty poor service length for any battery! The General does us again!
All the best.
On the C-5, I started getting weird DIC readings, such as sporatically resetting to the odometer when turned off, no matter where I'd left it. All kinds of other things, like check this or that, which would cancel when restarted.
So, I checked the orginal battery's standing volts--9 !!! Yikes! And, I saw it was taking a long time to come up to charge voltage when started. I'd not noticed, I must admit. Don't know how long it has been dying.
3.5 years... pretty poor service length for any battery! The General does us again!
All the best.
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From: baton rouge la
I went to an interstate mt75
I immediately noticed the lights didnt dim at night any longer when something like the radio was on or the compressor kicked in.
why does gm put a piece of crap battery in a 50k car?
I immediately noticed the lights didnt dim at night any longer when something like the radio was on or the compressor kicked in.
why does gm put a piece of crap battery in a 50k car?
