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

[Ron]

Put it in your bath tub and run the shower?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric S. Eberhard" <flash@vicspdi.com>
To: "Alan and Clare Wesson" <alan.wesson@atlas.co.uk>; "Daniel Monasterio" 
<dmonasterio@megared.net.mx>; <virtualvairs@corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: Walmarts policy on batteries (was <VV> Costco tires)


>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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