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battery size
« on: February 08, 2006, 02:29:43 PM »
dose anyone know what the stock battery size in a pinto is so i can use the right hold down,it is a 1980 thanks dusty.

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Re: battery size
« Reply #1 on: February 08, 2006, 04:10:47 PM »
I'm not 100% sure but I think the original group size battery is around a 26. I work in an auto parts store & for a Pinto it does not have an o.e. group size for the battery, but a group 26 appears to be the right size. It is sold as a direct replacement to whatever size battery it is.
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Re: battery size
« Reply #2 on: February 08, 2006, 04:54:16 PM »
OE group 22 battery
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Re: battery size
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2006, 11:09:56 AM »
should be in your manual  for a 2.3 with a/c 600 cc should be enough

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Re: battery size
« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2006, 12:06:14 PM »
should be in your manual  for a 2.3 with a/c 600 cc should be enough

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What is a 600cc battery?
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Re: battery size
« Reply #5 on: March 26, 2006, 03:29:14 PM »
Hey Brad, must be that new fangled "HIGH-PERFORMANCE" battery!!!
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Re: battery size
« Reply #6 on: March 26, 2006, 03:29:58 PM »
.....or maybe a "HYBRID"?!?!?
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Re: battery size
« Reply #7 on: March 26, 2006, 11:55:39 PM »
.....or maybe a "HYBRID"?!?!?

Maybe Its "only" for big block 460 engines with reverse manual c-4 s in it.
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