Re: 164 battery replacement

["Daegrigg (Don)" <daegrigg@domain.elided>]

TIm,

I would get the right size.
Capacity matters.  The 164s require high capacity batteries.  Make sure the
cca and amp hours meet or exceed the OEM.

Not sure where you are but Walmart and COSTCO cary the right size (Walmart a
little shorter but still OK) for about $60.  Advance Auto carries one for
$100, that is listed as a truck/tractor battery.

The car has lots of computers and other guizmos and you must maintain
voltage during cranking to start.

Hope this helps,

Don

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Carrico" <tcarrico@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 12:07 PM
Subject: 164 battery replacement


> Is it feasible and/or recommended to replace the battery in a '95 164LS
> with a battery that is smaller in size (but with a higher cca) that the
> original? My local auto parts chain's largest battery is shorter in
> heighth and width than the original, which means the bracket would not
> fit unless the battery is shimmed up with something underneath it.
>
> I tried to look on the 164 site, but it wouldn't come up. Is it still
> out there?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Carrico
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