I was surprised when I found out that the vergassers I've owned all used the same group 49 battery that the Diesels do - the 107 450SLC, the 124 300E, and I think the MLuses it also, but need to check to be sure.
On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > I printed out the coupon Dan gave the link for and headed off to > Autozone. Their computer said I needed an Group H6 battery, DuraLast Gold, > for $164.99. I thought that was a little excessive. > > I had measured the battery tray size earlier so I had an idea what would > fit. When Loren earlier mentioned a Group 49 I was going to reply that I > had a vergasser and couldn't use a Group 49, but that was what would fit > and it was $104.99 for a DuraLast (no Gold nor Premium). It was the same > price as the Group 48 battery next to it, but with higher ratings. So I > have a Group 49 battery turning a 6-cylinder vergasser. It has ratings > that are 40 - 50% higher than the one I was "supposed" to get. A good > choice, methinks. > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Don 2001 ML320 1992 300D 2.5T 1990 300D 2.5T 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com