consumer reports had a full starter battery review within the last 6
months.  the results were suprising, napa near the top and interstate
near the bottom.  i don't remember anything else.  does anyone have a
copy handy?

aaron
'87 syncro gl

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of John Meeks
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:41 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: battery opinions please

On 1/2/06, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote:

> In the meantime, any opinions on EverStart batteries from WalMart?

Jerry,
I had an EverStart (Walmart) in my '91MV for 6 years. It never failed to
crank the van even after weekends of running interior lights and radio
etc.
I finally replaced it , thinking It has has to die soon. I wired it up
as a second battery and am running my lights/sounds/mobile ham radio
from it going on 2 years now. No problems at all.

--
John Meeks

Vanagon Rescue Squad
http://www.vanagonauts.com/Vanagon_Rescue_Squad74.htm

'91 Multivan
Top o' Northern Michigan
KC8ZFN