Re: New battery woes

[Kevin Ng <speedie@optonline.net>]

on 9/19/00 9:13 PM, Tony Dipalma at tdipalma@thomas.com wrote:

> I got a new battery form the dealer
> for my 98 GLX and they advised me not
> to put the battery jacket back on.
> They said that its better to leave it
> off because it tends to act like a
> blanket and not an insulator thus,
> exposing the battery to sustained temps
> from the engine. Even with this new
> battery the jacket still fits. Do any
> of you folks believe this? Have any of
> you heard of something similar from
> other people? Should I toss this jacket
> in the trash?
> Tony

Toss the blanket, along with the cone in the airbox, the snowscreen, and
those stupid lug bolts that get stripped when you use the special key.

Kevin Ng
97 Jetta GLX Windsor Blue