IIRC, mine is a branded "champion" battery. But it is actually a red top Optima. I was having problems this spring and thought it was failing, so I priced them and local they run about $130 now. My problem turned out to be corrosion inside the bolt on brass POS battery clamp I use. NOTE: POS could stand for Positive, Or Piece of S**T, in this instance... -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > -- Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx <Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > The other thing is if concerned with low charge below 2000 rpm, put in > > the biggest battery you can fit!... > > The American I fitted with a spiral cell as it is trunk mounted. It was > > $125 about 7 years ago now, and it is a marvelous little bugger, doesn't > > go dead or corrode. I will be replacing it with another one when it > > fails... > > I'm still running on the "junk" battery Joe left in the car... it turns out > to be in better shape than a 2 year old Interstate I have! Self-discharge > rate is really low. > > But you have a good point there. I'll consider the spiral job. What brand > did you get? > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list