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#146916 - 07/06/09 12:33 PM monte carlo battery
darrylg Grease Monkey Registered: 01/27/09 Posts: 5 Loc: united kigdom	what is the best battery to put on a 1986 monte carlo 5ltr as I am having trouble getting one as I live in the UK, or can I convert the leads so they have post clips on instead of the front screw in type
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#146931 - 07/06/09 02:21 PM Re: monte carlo battery [Re: darrylg]
Dads 31 Oil Can Mechanic Registered: 09/04/06 Posts: 718 Loc: NW Arkansas, USA	there is no reason you shouldn't be able to switch to a top post battery providing there is sufficient hood clearance. _________________________ Chevrolet Valve In Head, Ahead In Value
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#146933 - 07/06/09 02:35 PM Re: monte carlo battery [Re: Dads 31]
darrylg Grease Monkey Registered: 01/27/09 Posts: 5 Loc: united kigdom	there should be enough clearence as the battery on at thhe moment has front fastenings and posts on the top, thanks for your advise
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#146937 - 07/06/09 02:40 PM Re: monte carlo battery [Re: darrylg]
shawng Oil Can Mechanic Registered: 02/25/09 Posts: 596 Loc: Ottawa, Canada	Just be careful! I have seen what a battery short on a hood will do. Guy slammed the hood down on a battery that was too tall and I saw it blow a whole in the hood and explode into many bits. We told him it would not fit, but he didn't listen. _________________________ It's not how fast you can go, but how good you look at 20 MPH.
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