Re: Dying batteries

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Fri Feb 11 2000 - 07:40:55 EST


I haven't checked yet. I've got about 12K on it so far.

fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> Do you have any corrosion/buildup on the battery connectors?
> Tom
>
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> Subject: DML: Dying batteries
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 2/10/00 9:59 PM
>
> A while back I seem to recall a number of people having their factory
> batteries dying. Was there any pattern to it? Was there a bad batch of
> batteries at the factory maybe? My truck seems to be taking a MUCH
> longer time to turn over when I start it than before we had that real
> cold snap back in December/January. The engine used to turn over almost
> instantly, now it takes longer (no, I haven't timed it; it's not a LONG
> period of cranking but still too long I think). I've got the heavy-duty
> service group, so I was HOPING that I'd get more than a year out of a
> battery.
>
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> -andy
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