Dennis, you are correct, Interstate, not International.  Thanks for the
correction.  mcneely

On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 9:16 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I think the battery brand you are referring to is Interstate. They are a
> huge marketer of automotive batteries. AFAIK their batteries are made by
> Johnson Controls who has about 70 to 80% of the market. Many store brands
> including Walmart are from them.
>
> Bosch and NAPA batteries are from Exide. They seem to be doing away with
> the cover with the vent hose connections. If you get the same battery as a
> replacement the cover assembly usually can be popped off and moved to the
> new battery. This is really only needed when used as an aux battery in a
> camper and you plan to charge it while it is closed up such as when
> sleeping. The camper battery box if covered correctly is closed from the
> interior and vented to the wheel well.
>
> What sort of sucks is that the battery box is not 3/4" deeper. If it was
> you could use a group 48 battery which is more available and also available
> in AGM.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of David
> McNeely
> Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 7:52 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Battery for van
>
> I too can vouch for the Bosch battery from Pep Boys.  My last one went for
> 8 years, 60k miles.  However, being an old man now, and that thing being a
> real wrestle, I had my tech install the last one, and he put in an
> International (a year ago).  FWIW, I think there are only 4 battery makers
> left, and your battery is almost certain to come from one or the other.  If
> a house brand, it is probably made by International, though that may have
> changed since I last knew for sure.  Also, FWIW, not all have the vents
> that a cabin installation needs.  Both Bosch and International do.
>
> mcneely
>
> On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 4:02 PM Mark Belanger <mbelanger@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm somewhat price-insensitive for batteries considering how critical
> > they is, but for what it's worth, the Bosch from Pep Boys <
> > https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.
> > pepboys.com%2Fbosch-premium-performance-battery-group-size-41%2Fproduc
> > t%2F9073724&amp;data=02%7C01%7C%7C53398c01e82543ceed9f08d817d08ebc%7C8
> > 4df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637285531805415901&amp;sdata
> > =uSPKZ3CDEouKbCREzIonVOj%2Fo7fOh9lbOX%2B%2FPIOinPE%3D&amp;reserved=0
> > >
> > has
> > been great. It's definitely not cheap, but is available and reliable.
> > Be sure to tie straps around it to ease getting in and out of the
> battery box.
> >
> >
> > FWIW,
> > MB
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 23, 2020 at 3:40 PM Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Van folk,
> > > Where do you get the best deal on a battery for the van? Best I know
> > > is
> > it
> > > takes a Group 42. Walmart is the best price and my last Walmart
> > > battery lasted 5 years but it looks like they don't sell Group 42
> anymore.
> > > I'm in the San Francisco Bay area.
> > > Mike
> > >
> >
> >
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> >
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