battery
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Melting Slicks
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From: Atlanta GA
battery
car wouldnt start today...dont you hate it when that happens?
Replaced the battery, and it was still the original from the factory (1997)
I was suprised that it held up that long. Im just glad the battery wasnt failry new and something else was draining it... 
just thought id share
red
Replaced the battery, and it was still the original from the factory (1997)
I was suprised that it held up that long. Im just glad the battery wasnt failry new and something else was draining it... just thought id share
red
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Hey Red, just to be safe - while you had the old battery out did you check to ensure that it had not leaked? The old batteries had a habit of doing that, as noted in this tech tip. One symptom of this problem is that the positive cable may have been difficult to remove from the old battery.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Atlanta GA
Originally Posted by ptdrummer54
Hey Red, just to be safe - while you had the old battery out did you check to ensure that it had not leaked? The old batteries had a habit of doing that, as noted in this tech tip. One symptom of this problem is that the positive cable may have been difficult to remove from the old battery.
Ive seen other horror stories posts about battery leakage.. glad nothing happened here
thanks for the concerns
red
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From: Knoxville Tennessee
Makes me want a new a red top....
AND A GLASS OF MILK.. for some reason...
AND A GLASS OF MILK.. for some reason...
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Well you got a lot out of that battery. Since '97 that's great. I hope your alternator doesn't pack it in. Usually they degrade with the battery. Red top is the way to go.
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Originally Posted by Stock Man
Well you got a lot out of that battery. Since '97 that's great. I hope your alternator doesn't pack it in. Usually they degrade with the battery. Red top is the way to go.
My is an original battery for 1998 (still working), but after reading several bad story about battery leakage, to be on the safe side I replaced with a Red Top last week.