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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:12 pm Post subject: Battery

What's the best battery for a 66 12v bus?

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:25 pm Post subject: Re: Battery

Mailbox wrote:

What's the best battery for a 66 12v bus?

Optima.
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Battery

Thanks!

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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: Battery

Mailbox wrote:

What's the best battery for a 66 12v bus?

Was it originally a 6 volt bus?
Here is my '66 with a 12 volt Interstate battery setup like the original 6 volt.

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 2:31 am Post subject: Re: Battery

Thanks....going to go with that

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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 4:17 am Post subject: Re: Battery

x2 on the optima

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