From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Thu Apr 07 2005 - 12:27:02 PDT
I just got off the phone. NAPA says they can get them for me at $160 each.
I said no thanks, I'll walk.
apb
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stu Ellis" <stuinnh@mvnut.us>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Batteries and NAPA
> I have been using the same cheap Wal-Mart batteries in my 1009 for 6 years
> now. Always starts fine.
>
> "Stu"
> Southern New Hampshire, USA
> "Live Free Or Die"
>
> MVPA #14790
> 1967 M151A1 Jeep
> 1964 M416 Trailer
> 1986 M1009 Blazer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
Behalf
> Of Mike
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 2:34 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: [MV] Batteries and NAPA
>
> I just bought a pair of group 31 NAPA batteries for my new M1009. They
cost
> more than I wanted to pay ($75 each) but they were a perfect fit. While I
> was there, I asked them if they could get 6TLs and I got a "I don't think
> so" response. I didn't want to wait for them to order them anyway and I
was
> tired of the poor fit of what you can get at wal Mart so I coughed up the
> $150 and put them in.
>
> Are all NAPA stores suppose to be able to get 6TLs and who do they order
> them from? EXcide actually makes them don't they? What about that recent
> link about a better replacement that could be shipped UPS. Anybody tried
> them?
>
> My M1009 had two group 31 batteries in it when I got it from GL. As many
of
> you know, the CUCV battery tray is designed for either 6TL or group 31
> batteries. I have often wondered what they shipped from GM with. Anyone
in
> the service at the time remember what came in their brand new CUCV's? I
> would bet that for a full resto a group 31 AC/delco battery would be more
> correct.
>
> Mike
> Tishomingo, MS
> M1009, M1010, M35A2
>
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