cool post count btw. 11,111

You could always throw a crappy walmart battery in it for now, and then wait to come down here so i can hook you up on a yellowtop

 

The yellow is a deep cycle. Great if you're expecting to run a bunch of off road lights, a winch, a ghetto blasting subwoofers & amps, and/or rig up your truck with more electronics than a police car. I would consider it also since I have an underdrive pulley. However, the red has more cold cranking amps and that is important. Especially in cold climates. I've been thinking of a battery isolator, a red top for starting the car, and a yellow top for all the auxiliary items.

 

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This little gadget will solve those problems.



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Cameras
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Cell phones
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Computers



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Flashlight Chargers
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Mobile Equipment
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Dual Batteries
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GPS
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maybe you misread my post, i was saying that i was listening to my radio the whole time.... My radio will shut off if the voltage drops too low too

 

Im gonna have 2 Optima Yellow tops for my truck when i get it done. 3 Air compressers can suck some juce.

 

That Priority Start seems extreme, but cool. - I doubt I would ever need it tho. A good battery will do it for me..

Red is better for starting? More cold cranking amps than the Yellow? WTF - Can't they make one that does it all???

 

I've got a Red top in my 64, cranks that old 514 ci engine over no problems. Too much drain and not enough running it to re-charge makes for problems though. I recharged slowly and now it's good again. They don't like to sit these Optima's and I've been told they can't sit on a trickle charge past it's green light per say. Once it's done, disconnect. If you use it constant, you'll be laughin. I've got zero problems with Motorcraft (nov.99 to dec.06) was my first before it went belly up. Interstates great too.

 

What's up Blue? Hey this pic reminds of you for some reason ?



It must be those Carquest Blues in back ground

 

jbrew - I'm going to disagree slightly with an earlier post. A deep cycle battery IS designed to better withstand the demands put on it by deep discharging and then recharging, but it is not going to be "like new" after several of these events. ALL batteries do best if kept at or near full charge all the time.

I think possibly a "deep discharge" battery may have more space between the plates which allows more distortion to occur before battery failure. This of course reduces the total plate volume which reduces the cranking amp potential. Deep discharging causes accelerated plate geometry distortion.

Or, am I totally out to lunch on all this? I remember back when I was a "youngster" in the late 50's, our batteries would always fail by getting progressively weaker and weaker. We never saw a "sudden failure" like we see now - we always had plenty of warning. The plate separation in those batteries was MUCH wider than what we have now and the corresponding cranking power was much lower.

- Jack

 

I had to replace the Interstate battery that was in the truck when I bought it in 2001 last year. So it gave me 6 years of service, plus however long it was in the truck before I got it. It might have been brand new, because the dealer replaced the original starter before putting it on the lot....

I also had to replace the starter at the same time?? Humm.... Coincidence? Who knows.... I replaced it with another Interstate.

The Optima's are the 'gel' kind, right? So, you can turn the thing upside down and it'll work. I think that's where the advantage goes to the O's because they make for a good off road battery, where they can take the abuse of offroad and such...

Just put an Interstate in the wifes 2003 Rav4 replacing the OEM battery.. So the OEM only lasted 5 years.

I run the deep cycle batteries on the trailer and I'm still using the 2002 Delco Voyager that came with it in addition to a Trojan 150 that I got about 3 years ago. Both are Group 24 batteries. Believe it or not, but the Delco is stronger then the Trojan! I've got one of these hand held battery load testers and the delco tests out better then the Trojan every time.... I've never ran out of battery power on the trailer while 'boondocking' (without electric plug in on the trailer) for up to 4 days of use (water pump, lights, furnace!)

Anyway, I digress....

But, I've had good luck with Bosch spark plugs...... So maybe I'm just a mutant!

Mitch

 

Is battery type & branding turning into one of those motor oil debates?

 

does the blue paint add hp??

 

I DO NOT paint drum shoes

Those are Blues , that's how they come from the factory. There disc pads use to come the same way, well their 2 year pads did. Lifetimes were Gold. Now there all Black..

Everything in the braking system has been replaced except the rear cylinders - they should be here Monday. I'm hoping I get this truck to stop better, it really sucks when I pulling a load. I just ran all new brake lines/ new hoses/ new Master Cylinder/ Calipers and Brembo Rotors are only a couple years old if that. Only thing I haven't changed is the Booster, but that checks out.

 

What battery , - You ever regret asking a question.. -Oh brother. Well I have two Motorcrafts that I pulled out of diesel 2 years ago.. Maybe I'll see if they will hold a charge for now until I figure this out - It's going to be awhile anyway, I have the motor tore down now.. - That fuel tank had allot of dirt in it, glad I caught that . My pump tests good...

Good posts guys, glad your chiming in.. Yea Jack, batteries aren't what they were in the past, fortunately I haven't had one just die on me yet.

And Mitch - A "Mutant" ? You might be on to something there - I think Bosch would stop making plugs for these things if you were to give in..