Re: '88 80 Battery Questions

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Geoff Brumback 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.

Interstate makes a good OEM-quality battery. The correct one (with
vent tube) can be had for about $75 at many places; call around.

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