Over here in the land of OZ all the VW boys used 8Volt batterys, they did
not have to chage anything as far as I know, just bolt it in and they had
better cranking speed and better lights etc. Can you still buy 8 Volt
batterys in the US I wounder? regards George.
----- Original Message -----
From: "roger crabtree" <rcrabshish@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: IML: 6 volt battery that will crank
> Hi Don and list,
> I bought the biggest case, most number of plates,
> largest cold cranking amps, and best warranty offered
> at Carquest. That was 2 years ago. The car starts in
> -15 deg weather and has never failed me. The secret
> is to double the cold crank amps compared to cubic
> inches. A 331 Cubic inch needs 600 cold crank amps to
> work correctly. The biggest I could find was a 550.
> I was worried at first, but it has never failed. Most
> of the battery companies have discontinued the big 6
> volts except truck applications. If all else fails go
> to a truck repair center.
> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
> --- DONALDDICKINSOND@xxxxxx wrote: > Has anyone
> found a good 6 volt battery that has lots
> > of cranking power for my
> > 1955 hemi Imperial? Maybe that's an oxymoron!
> >
>
> =====
> RC Billings, Montanaaaaaa
>
> http://www.imperialclub.com/temp/1955/RogerCrabtree/
>
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