"Richard Hertz" > wrote in message
...
>I highly recommend buying a side terminal ratched wrench available in
> just about every Vette catalog out there. And, yes I did drop my
> open
> ended 8mm wrench in the well and got it out with a telescoping
> magnet
> thingy like 2yrs later - LOL! I did that when I was putting a
> bolt-on
> charger on the bettery so I didn't have to take the battery out
> every
> winter. I guess I have a true-plug-in hybrid! Only got 4yr out of
> the
> delco because I killed it while running the radio too long while
> detailing the car with the engine off. Barely got another 6mo out
> of it
> after that - just plugged in the charger every night! Replaced it
> with
> an Optima red top and still going as strong as the day I bought it
> 5yr
> ago. It has way more cranking Amps than that Delco ever had even
> when
> my '01 had 46mi on it from the dealer (10 of that was my test
> drive).
>
>
I second the ratchet, but sadly we don't all have them when needed. I
keep a Craftsman 5/16 (same as 8M/M) X 1/4 in all my cars along with a
set of screwdriver tips to use in the 1/4 end. Have been meaning to
pickup some 1/4 hex drive sockets to go along with the bits.

That dropped wrench thing seem to be getting worse for me, makes me
thankful for the telescopic magnet.