Since temperaturer has hit the minus last 2 nights I woke up to a dead battery, what kiinds of battery are compatible with our cars with vent tubes?

I looked at a new battery yesterday at Advance Auto. The standard replacement was like $128 and an Optima red top was like $130.... I know the Optima is preferred by most here and it comes with the drain.

Did they change the vents to add drains for our cars? I called Battery Plus a while back to see if these could be used and they said no. There was a thread done a while back about not using them http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...optima+battery

I dunno, I was just going by what the guy behind the counter said.

I currently have AC delco , not sure if it is original.After charged up I left it overnight and it kept charge at 12.6 V in cold garage .I tried the ohm meter on the cable - post to check for parasitic drain and had .02 ma.Recleaned all connections and added diaectric grease.See what happens tonight.

Help! Half hour after drive went to go out car is dead again.with cables connected I get .35 v took battery out and it reads 12.6 v.Battery seems good but wont power car.I messed around again with cables for good connection , think I should get new cables?

have your alternator tested.

I replaced my battery with an Autozone 7-yr warranty one.

I just had alternator and battery bench tested and both show up good.It has to be something else in the system.anymore suggestions.Put charged battery in car start up and drive for a minute, park it and 40 min later car is totally dead.Check battery with cables on and no reading take cables off and battery reads 11. 8 v.Can something shut the system down.

Next time it happens turn key to start and hold it. Mine does the same thing when it gets cold. I used to rock the key back and forth and eventually it would catch. Now I just hold it in the start position and it kicks over!!

Richard

Could that be starter related?