Walmarts policy on batteries (was <VV> Costco tires)

[Eric S. Eberhard]

I bought an NOS battery some time ago -- very cool!  It is dry and there is 
some procedure for making it wet ... does anyone know what that is and 
where I get whatever I need to do that?

At 04:40 PM 1/4/2005, Alan and Clare Wesson wrote:
>That really is worrying - what about people (like me) whose cars aren't in 
>the computer? Surely the thing to do is go to a battery wholesaler and buy 
>a battery for a non-specific application, though, isn't it? They have 
>plenty of uses other than cars, so I can't see how the PC shite could 
>affect this one too much...
>
>Cheers
>
>Alan
>
>www.xtraspecialsevens.co.uk
>Lotus 7 S2 and S3 spares and restoration specialists
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Monasterio" 
><dmonasterio@megared.net.mx>
>To: <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 11:21 PM
>Subject: Walmarts policy on batteries (was <VV> Costco tires)
>
>
>>    On past July while being at Langley, BC, Canada, I tried to get a new
>>battery from the local Walmart for my 67 Corvair. Choose a 24F battery and at
>>the desk, while giving my car's info for the guarantee, the guy said it was
>>not the right battery for my car so, they can't sell it for this car (the one
>>on the computer has reversed terminals). It was priced at about US$ 62. 
>>Didn't
>>buy the battery nor other stuff I got in the shopping cart. The old (ultra ?)
>>battery did it's job all the trip to Mexico where I got a good new 24F for
>>about  $ 40.
>>    So, didn't come back to any Walmart thinking that my favorites candies
>>couldn't be right for me, according to their computer info.
>>
>>    Daniel Monasterio
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