see what they sell for 82-83 Diesel Vanagon battery next time Don ..
that's what I always use for a starting battery in any vanagon ..
They're called a 48.
Mo' betta on cold cranking amps.

On 12/28/2012 7:37 AM, Don Hanson wrote:
>     I've been having good luck with NAPA autoparts batteries.   In fact, I
> have found NAPA stores to be an excellent source for many Vanagon parts...I
> run their application of Monroe shocks, for example...
>
> I have found that almost every town, no matter how small, will have a NAPA
> store, almost all locally owned and run...Unlike the big Chain autoparts
> stores, these NAPA outlets are high quality businesses.   Most of the
> mechanics in the surrounding area will call the NAPA store for parts, for
> example...and the guys behind the counter are often the actual owner of the
> store.
>    They are in Tonapah or Ely, or Winnemucca, Nv......Alturas, Ca.  Bingen,
> Wa..The Dalles, Or...Bishop, Ca....towns with 1000> population, they will
> almost surely have a Napa store, one that is 'connected' to the network of
> parts and if they do not have exactly what you need they can usually have
> it at the store the very next morning.
>
>    I've been running their listed starter battery for both my engine and my
> aux battery for about 4yrs now...  For my needs that works great.     These
> seem to last about 3yrs for me, and I camp in my van off the grid for a few
> months each winter.   When one begins to lag and not maintain my laptops,
> phones, lights, etc....I move my starter battery over to the aux position
> under the driver's seat and replace the starter with a new Napa one,
> wherever I happen to be...I use their big marine/deep cycle batteries on
> our tow behind travel trailer, too.
>
>     I happen to believe in supporting small business like these Napa shops
> over frequenting places like Mall-Wort, where the bottom line is all
> important, and "f--- the workers, the town, the customer, and everyone
> else..".."It's just business....."   That kinda attitude leaves me cold, so
> I try to do my bit by perhaps paying just slightly more but frequenting
> business' that are locally-owned, for the most part.  I often find the crap
> I have sometimes bought at Mall-Wort is not worth the savings at all...
>
>     I don't know exactly which "group" Napa batteries I'm using but they are
> very close to the metal lid of the battery boxes under the seats.   I have
> bonded some rubber onto the underside of the lids of my battery boxes,
> 'just in case'....
>