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From: Bob on 1 May 2010 15:11
Hello,

Son has a 4 year old Accord; 6 cyl.
Live in New England; get's really cold here in the winter.

Know nothing re batteries, frankly.

Present battery is original equipment, apparently, and has a label on it
that say 440 cold cranking amps.

Is this the size he should go for in the replacement, or does bigger
make more sense ?

Is Interstate a good battery brand ?
Which should he stay away from ?

Much thanks,
Bob
From: Tegger on 1 May 2010 15:48
Bob <rgsros(a)notme.invalid> wrote in news:hrhudn$arp$2(a)news.eternal-
september.org:

> Hello,
>
> Son has a 4 year old Accord; 6 cyl.
> Live in New England; get's really cold here in the winter.
>
> Know nothing re batteries, frankly.
>
> Present battery is original equipment, apparently, and has a label on it
> that say 440 cold cranking amps.
>
> Is this the size he should go for in the replacement, or does bigger
> make more sense ?
>
> Is Interstate a good battery brand ?
> Which should he stay away from ?
>


<"Bob" also posted this identical message to alt.autos.honda>


Why are you replacing the battery?


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Tegger
From: cuhulin on 1 May 2010 16:33
For cold weather, I believe the biggest heavy duty/most cranking amps
battery which will fit into the battery compartment is best.Be sure the
hood doesn't touch the battery and battery cables when the hood is
closed down.

Johnson Controls batteries available at Autozone are good batteries, in
my opinion.
cuhulin

From: chuckcar on 2 May 2010 14:26
Bob <rgsros(a)notme.invalid> wrote in
news:hrhudn$arp$2(a)news.eternal-september.org:

> Hello,
>
> Son has a 4 year old Accord; 6 cyl.
> Live in New England; get's really cold here in the winter.
>
> Know nothing re batteries, frankly.
>
> Present battery is original equipment, apparently, and has a label on
> it that say 440 cold cranking amps.
>
> Is this the size he should go for in the replacement, or does bigger
> make more sense ?
>
> Is Interstate a good battery brand ?
> Which should he stay away from ?
>
Just make sure it *keeps* a full charge. A while back the local bus
company drivers and mechanics went on strike in December for a couple
months and no one higher up thought to remove the batteries from the
busses. They *all* had to be replaced with new ones. That's *without*
any drain on them from electronics like you'd find in the above car.

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(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )
From: cuhulin on 3 May 2010 12:22
Sounds like a good plan.
cuhulin

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