I am beginning a rebuild of an 87 K5 that is missing a battery. I looked into the engine compartment and saw 3 cables...1x with a post connection that looks like it runs to the starter, 2 screw-in; ground and positive connection. I've had a full size Eddie B and have never seen that type of fitting before, what type of battery am I looking for in order to fire this thing up?
Thank you for your input.

 

Don't some batteries have both top posts and side terminals? seems pretty weird to me, too

 

Yeah my new optima has both side and top terminals and I've seen several others with both as well.

 

lots of batteries are "dual terminal"

if its a GM it should have side post battery and cables
If this is a diesel by chance , it will have 2 batteries

A picture would greatly help

 

Problem solved...thank you to everyone for their responses

 

Well what was it? You can't just say problem solved and leave it at that what happens when the next person has the same issue?

 

The suspense is killing me!

 

Hahahaa...it was actually pretty simple. I didn't know that Chevy ran the starter as a separate part of the electrical system...the fix was buying a battery with two screw in terminals and two post terminals. I just have never seen anything like that before.

Thanks for the help, and yes you're right I do owe the fix when I answer the question.