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Old 10-13-02, 10:24 AM
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hi everyone......

my car battery died on me and i was stranded in manhatten, now i looked in my battery and theres no battery fluid, should i throw away the battery and get a new one? or should i just refill the battery fluid?

i was able to charge it and drive it home....

argh..
Old 10-13-02, 10:42 AM
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Depending on how long the battery has been in use. I would refill the battery if it's somewhat new (>2 yrs). ut if you want to play it safe, get a new one. I was stranded on a frozen,rainy night in philly cause of my battery ~ I replaced it with a brnad new one - I refuse to have that problem ever agani!

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Old 10-13-02, 03:18 PM
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It's Optima Yellow Top Deep Cycle Time!
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Originally posted by mcelligott
It's Optima Yellow Top Deep Cycle Time!
Sorry, don't know much about this matter, but what's the hype over Optima Yellow?
Old 10-16-02, 08:41 PM
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i have no clue...
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It's a deep cycle battery with 8 or 900 cold cranking amps. Your car WILL start everytime. Theyre really good for running stereo systems too.
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red top should do the trick... I personally think yellow top is an overkill unless you have tons of ICE (i.e. 1000W amp) in your car
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Originally posted by JasonChen
red top should do the trick... I personally think yellow top is an overkill unless you have tons of ICE (i.e. 1000W amp) in your car
Heh, I used to say that but now that I have owned a Red Top for a while, I need more juice! It always works out that way.
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so can it take the place of a capacitor? how much do they go for?

btw, jasonchen...nice camry....ever look into fitting a camry kit on the ES?
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