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wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:48:33 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Harry, I've have to agree that the battery could be bogus. Most
batteries come pre"charged" whick is a good deal, but I've always put
a new battery on a charger for at least a half hour before
installation. I've had brand new Delco batteries be dead right out of
the box. Some would crank a few times then just "quit".

conclusion: seperated cell.

Just because it's NEW doesn't mean it's going to be "good". That's
what warrenties are for.

That's why I usually just buy a cheap battery from Wal-Mart. Up to two
years you could take one back with a bullet hole in it and they just
give you a new one.

Well, sure, Wal-Mart just has one of its illegal workers in the back
room shove a tubeless tire patch in the hole, wipe off the battery, and
then install it in the car of some unsuspecting motorist who brings her
car to that store for "repairs."