>     Doug, go to Canadian Tire and ask for their best battery for your
>Vanagon. This is what I have in my '87 Westy.  Perfect fit and works great
>with good warranty all over Canada.  I think they are on sale now to boot !
>
>Cheers
>
>Frank Condelli

Thanks to everyone who responded.
It is indeed a Group 41 and not a Group 42
battery that I needed. 650 CCA is the best I could find and Canadian Tire had
the best price. It was $80 Cdn and I get 2 years free replacement and free
boosts all over North America for that time ---- and a prorated warranty for
5 years. Not too bad I figure. I swapped it in the dark last night in the
Canadian Tire parking lot (to be darn sure it fit). Thanks to previous posts on
the subject, I knew enough to buy a battery carrier/lifter ($3 well spent) to
lift
the old battery and that I had to swivel the seat around and shove it forward
to get the old battery out. The 650 CCA rating is much better than the 500 CCA
on my old battery so I'm happy now.

Thanks again,

Doug Alcock
'84 Westy
Toronto, Canada