Re: '88 80 Battery Questions

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

Goto Sears/WalMart/Costco/Pep Boys/NAPA/wherever and look up your car in
the little book that hangs on the string/chain in front of the wall of
batteries.  Pick one up.  Remember to smile at the cashier as you pay.....

If you get a sealed battery, you can ignore the little vent tube thingie
under the cover.

At 04:20 PM 1/5/1999 ,  Geoff Brumback was inspired to say:
> Okay....Audi gods strike me yet again.  Battery is going out in my '88 
> 80.  Now the question is what battery type and size do I need?  The 
> current one has no info on it except the manufacturer's name.  I found a 
> type 41 - 510 CCAmp battery.  Is this right, to powerful, underpowered?  
> Once again a complete lack of knowledge is killing my ability to repair 
> my vehicle.


Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q "Hannu" - K+N, new vac hoses, lubed U-Joint, still 0.0 bar....
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally