Re: Recommended Battery for
By coincidence, I had my '94 battery fail on the way to a San Diego Viper slither on Friday. After being invited to the side of the freeway by a motorcycle cop (another story, but he let me go), when I got back in and tried to restart, the car was absolutely dead. A helpful driver tried to give me a jump, but I neglected to unscrew the green plastic cap from the under-hood ground post (dumb) so no help. I noticed and removed the plastic cap for the flat-bed tow truck I ordered, and almost got it started, but gave up and let him take us home. Since it was now obviously the battery, I measured, then went to Costco for a new battery. Their book listed a battery that looked identical to the Mopar unit for $49, but I bought a 950cca spiral wound battery for $99. Probably overkill, but it fits and the battery is a pain to get to.
LESSON LEARNED: In hindsight, this battery had been telling me for the last two weeks that it was going to quit. It was still cranking well, but the alarm would re-arm during the start attempt, with the associated gage word and immediate fuel shutoff. I'd have to disarm the alarm again and restart. This is my daily driver - glad it didn't happen driving to work! New one really spins the engine, and no more alarm BS.
Curt
