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Old March 9th, 2019, 03:59 PM
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My car is a 70 W30 built December 69. Should I have a top or side post battery?

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Old March 9th, 2019, 04:47 PM
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The '70 Chassis Service Manual shows all 1970 Oldsmobiles had top-post batteries. I thinks side-post batteries first came into use in 1972.
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Old March 9th, 2019, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
The '70 Chassis Service Manual shows all 1970 Oldsmobiles had top-post batteries. I thinks side-post batteries first came into use in 1972.
Thank you. I found the section in my Chassis Service Manual but the page that would show it clearly in my CSM is defected...of course
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
I thinks side-post batteries first came into use in 1972.
^^^This.
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