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Re: [T2] Gel Battery

To: Vanagon Man <puzerewski@xxxxxxx>, George Lyle <glyle@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Type2 <type2@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [T2] Gel Battery
From: Jim <xpr3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 20:58:35 -0400
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Vanagon Man sends:

> The Gel type Optima batteries do not ruin your sheet metal if they leak.
> This is the main reason a person will choose an Optima (or other gel-type
> battery) IMHO.  If I have just repaired a floor pan in my beetle, or a
> battery shelf in one of my busses, the last thing I want to do is do it
> again.  With a gel-type battery, my battery shelf will not rust out from
> battery acid ever again!!  I would rather spend $80 extra now, and have the
> peace of mind that another rustoration will not have to be repeated.

I'm going to just coat the battery shelf with POR-15 (which may or may not
be completely rustproof, but it is acidproof), set the battery in a boat
battery box for extra assurance, and be done with it. Much cheaper and as
effective.

If I had a Miata, which comes stock with a gel battery because it rides in
the trunk with a little bit of your stuff, that would be different.
-- 

--jmowreader
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- Re: [T2] Gel Battery
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