Battery!!! Geez...
03-24-2006, 07:44 AM
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If you have a Sams or Costco membership you may want to look there. I picked up one from there for a better price than Advance or Autozone.
03-25-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by BillBoost37
If you have a Sams or Costco membership you may want to look there. I picked up one from there for a better price than Advance or Autozone.
03-25-2006, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
I wonder if you can get an Optima?
100% dry cell
100% dry cell
Now, after measuring the battery, I found that the width and height is about equal to that of the group 78 battery. I'm thinking of trying to find an 880CCA Group 78 and seeing if it'll fit. Problem is that is a quite high CCA...
What I want to know is why the SSEi requires an 880CCA battery while everything else only requires a 770CCA battery?? I would think that the L67 with it'* lower compression would be easier to start than the n/a...
03-25-2006, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by swartlkk
Originally Posted by SSEimatt93
I wonder if you can get an Optima?
100% dry cell
100% dry cell
Now, after measuring the battery, I found that the width and height is about equal to that of the group 78 battery. I'm thinking of trying to find an 880CCA Group 78 and seeing if it'll fit. Problem is that is a quite high CCA...
What I want to know is why the SSEi requires an 880CCA battery while everything else only requires a 770CCA battery?? I would think that the L67 with it'* lower compression would be easier to start than the n/a...
Be sure to keep this in mind when you change it
03-25-2006, 08:36 PM
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Oh I know. I was planning on just looping the strap between the two vent tubes if I went to the Group 78. Problem I'm coming up against is that I can't find a high enough CCA battery...
03-25-2006, 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by swartlkk
I'm going to watch it to make sure it wasn't something stupid like a dome light being left on.
03-25-2006, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
Originally Posted by swartlkk
I'm going to watch it to make sure it wasn't something stupid like a dome light being left on.
03-25-2006, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
Originally Posted by swartlkk
I'm going to watch it to make sure it wasn't something stupid like a dome light being left on.
03-25-2006, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by toastedoats
Originally Posted by 1995BvSSE
Originally Posted by swartlkk
I'm going to watch it to make sure it wasn't something stupid like a dome light being left on.
From the '04 manual
Inadvertent Power Battery Saver
This feature is designed to protect your vehicle’* battery
against drainage from the interior lamps, trunk lamp,
glove box lamp or cigarette lighter. When the ignition is
turned off, the power to these features will automatically
turn off after 10 minutes. Power will be restored for
an additional 10 minutes if any door is opened, the trunk
is opened or the courtesy lamps are turned on. To
restore power back to the cigarette lighter the ignition
must be turned back to ON.
This feature is designed to protect your vehicle’* battery
against drainage from the interior lamps, trunk lamp,
glove box lamp or cigarette lighter. When the ignition is
turned off, the power to these features will automatically
turn off after 10 minutes. Power will be restored for
an additional 10 minutes if any door is opened, the trunk
is opened or the courtesy lamps are turned on. To
restore power back to the cigarette lighter the ignition
must be turned back to ON.