How bad is it if the new battery I just put in my car is an inch too long for the tray?
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008 - 7:18pm
I am kind of half-assed about this sort of thing, but my thinking is that there's nowhere for the battery to go even if it doesn't fit the tray perfectly. Wrong?
"All that time you waste dating and having sex could be better spent scouring the web for new game developer press releases." - Quintin_Stone
Sounds to me like you didn't get the right model of battery for your car. How did you determine which model of battery to get?
Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
Wrong battery. Get a new one, you don't want to half-ass it when it comes to vehicles.
Yet even then we ran like the wind,
whilst our laughter echoed under cerulean skies...
It was on a database screen of batteries at Checkers that supposedly would fit my car. When I returned the battery (tonight after I started this thread) I started comparing the other batteries on the list. They varied in length by about 4 inches and in volume from ones that had built-in handles to ones that came with a shoulder strap. On the second trip I eyeballed it and got it right. The moral of the story is apparently don't trust the database list at Checkers. The clerk freely admitted that many batteries on the list don't fit.
Checking other forums there's apparently no problem with having more amps in the battery than your car calls for, but if it doesn't fit in the tray the vibration will eventually crack it and you'll be in a world of sh*t.
"All that time you waste dating and having sex could be better spent scouring the web for new game developer press releases." - Quintin_Stone
Glad you got things worked out.
One piece of advice with batteries. If you see any kind of liquid or goo on them, even though you may think it's incredulous that the store to just leave them like that, it's quite probably battery acid. Avoid getting any on your skin or clothes. I lost a t-shirt that a co-worker had brought me from the Philippines when acid from a battery from K-Mart got all over my shirt. Came out of the wash little more than tattered shreds.
Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
Woah. I read that as " Avoid getting any on your skin or clothes. I lost a co-worker ..."
"We prefer to be called the swarm of his dark lord, the thief in the night Boogle." - Boogle
here in MN you want at least 650 CCA (Cold Cranking Amps), more if you got a large engine in the vehicle (1 ton pick up etc.) otherwise starting in winter might be an issue (or April this year).
"Also, I have four legs and am covered in wool. Baa!" *Legion* reveals his inner furry.
My recomendation is go with a Die Hard battery, the gold line always scores high in Consumer Reports.
Wannabe priest with a sword....
How did it get all over your T-shirt? You are supposed to just put the battery in the car, not roll around with it in the grass like its a lover.
I don't know man, that battery acid is white. Maybe he got all mixed about?
I also recommend this line of battery.
Those puppies weight around 50lbs. You think he carried it arms-length from his body all the way to his car?
"What exactly is a squirrel licking beta grabbing frump digger?" ~trichy
"Grass grows, birds fly, sun shines and brudda.... I hurt people"
Depends if he had an audience and who he was trying to impress at the time
Fuelling the flames beneath the bubbling cauldron of life.... Oh cr*p!!!
Hm, thinking back on the timeframe.... Nope, I was already married at the time.
The battery had the acid all over the top and side, so it got over a decent amount of the front of my shirt (remember, I drive a Jeep, so it uses a heavier truck battery). My thought process at the time was, "Nah, it can't be battery acid, there's no way they'd let so much of it sit there without cleaning it off." Stupid me; this is K-Mart.
Then I get to the register and one of the employees says to the other, "Be careful with it, that's battery acid." Didn't bother saying anything to me though. I can imagine I had a bit of a look of shock on my face.
Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
I just had to replace mine. When NAPA looked it up in the computer, it settled on a certain one which was very not correct. I brought in the old battery, and the clerk fell back to the good old fashioned parts catalog. A different answer and a visual inspection later, I had the right battery. I don't know how they build those databases. Monkeys I suppose.
No, there's no problem with more CCA, you just pay more for it, and you need it in colder weather, as Nos pointed out.
*Legion* recognizing greatness wrote:
The fact the battery is bigger is no big deal; that being said, you want to make sure your battery is stable within you car and you certainly don't want it tipping or possible turning over while driving.
If it makes you feel better, someone actually stole my goddamn battery this last weekend. I certainly hope they, 1) electrocuted themselves, and 2) spilled acid all over himself, disfiguring himself like Jack Nicholson in the first Batman movie. That would be worth the $70 he cost me ($60 + a $9 f*$#& core charge because I didn't have a battery to turn in)
Well, Cooking Mama didn't help me become a better cook, and Trauma Center certainly didn't help me become a better surgeon. I have the proof of both sitting in my freezer. -- imbiginjapan
Well, I figured it was normal to get some on the bottom front of a shirt from carrying it around, but it was the all-over-the-shirt aspect I didn't understand. I figured maybe he had it it clutched to his chest and was giving it with little kisses on the way to the car?
Don't judge, Funken. You just can't understand the love between a man and his battery.
Fedaykin98 wrote:
wordsmythe wrote:
Don't sweat it. I know you can't resist all those holes in the top.
Sweet sweet innuendo.
Quintin_Stone wrote:
lunabean wrote: