Here is somethign else you guys might want to check. Remove the battery and look at the entire length of the Positive Battery Terminal, make sure that the part going into the underhood junction box still has it's insulation(Coating) and that the wires aren't exposed. I just had to take my car to Ford an have the wiring harness replaced because ALL of the insulation had come off the terminal. Thankfully for the 97 model cars there is a recall on this. Otherwise the wiring harnesses they replaced in the recall would have cost me $600 bucks!!!
My car stalled out and I thought it was the Replacment battery going bad. I took it to Advanced Auto Parts to get another one, and that's when I found out that it was the wiring. The positive terminal runs under the battery and without the insulation it grounds out on the body causing there to not be enough charge to the battery. Also my battery light was coming on very faintly. Just something else you guys/gals might want to check.
