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--- AdamVW <adamvw@cox.net> wrote: > The engine has been fine, but I > remember when I last bought a > battery (last May or so) that the guy said the > summers seem to kill them. I > think this is the first time I've topped off this > battery Not sure about the heat, but I know if ONE of the chambers is below a certain voltage, the battery will never *hold* a charge capable of starting the engine. If one of your chambers is damaged, it could just be a battery defect... My battery made it through that summer of 30 95F days a couple years ago... I'd imagine modern automobile batteries are made to take into account temperature differences across North America... Aaron Aaron ===== -------------------------------------------- 1971 FI AT Squareback http://www.tiserves.com/VW/ vw_variant71@yahoo.com -------------------------------------------- __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org