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| Subject: | Re: Suggestions for Replacement Battery for an Isuzu |
| Poster: | Mike |
| Date: | Thu, 22 Mar 2007 20:50:20 UTC |
| Related Postings: | 1 |
"baumgrenze" wrote in message
news:1174543600.272165.317830@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
> Suggestions for Replacement Battery for an Isuzu C223 2.2 L 4-Cylinder
> Diesel
>
> It is time to put a new battery into my 1982 Isuzu diesel P'up - C223
> 2.2 liter 4-cylinder engine - also used in the Isuzu Trooper during
> the 1980's/
>
> In the now forgotten past a parts store clerk convinced me to buy a
> Delco 27/7 which is much smaller than the battery holder. Recent
> research taught me that it is a 60 amp hour battery (smaller than the
> 80 amp hour specified in the small owner's manual that came with the
> truck.) It also taught me that it is either a 500 or a 655 CCA
> battery. I think this is underpowered for the engine.
>
> I just spent some time on a website I found via the Johnson Controls.
> They make Optima, Diehard (Sears), Duralast (AutoZone), Interstate,
> Energizer, Kirkland (Costco), Motorcraft (Ford), and some EverStarts.
> The website was under
>
> http://www.autobatteries.com/selector/index.asp
>
> There I found an array of batteries, some group 27, some alternates in
> groups 24, 25, 75DT and 34DT. They had CCA ratings spanning 670 to
> 900. The group 27's spanned 675 to 781 CCA.
>
> Does anyone know what the OEM battery specs for this engine were?
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions or insights?
>
> Thanks,
>
> baumgrenze
>
Why not just use the battery finder option at the link you provided ?
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