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Hey Blas, I want to thank you for all your help. You are definitely the best!! I didn't believe Rick so he comes a close second!!

Took my Optima battery, my old Autolite Ford Battery and my alternator to an auto electric place today and here's the results . :-)

The alternator tested like a champ!

The Optima battery out of the cobra tested as toast (with no butter).

The old Autolite battery out of the mustang tested as crap too but me and the tester (the tester and I, duh) agreed that it had a chance to recover. Got home and the Mustang battery started the car. (hello)

And I put a Napa battery with the same specs as the Optima (at half the price) in the cobra. Took it for a run (which is the whole idea behind a repair) and got home, shut it off, and then tried it again and it started right away! Holy Snikeees!

I read more than 1 bad review about the Optima so Napa it is. Thanks everyone, especially Blas and Rick.

Cheers!