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Installed new batteries today. Been having issues in the cold for start up. If it was plugged in with the block heater and the trickle charger it fired right up. But when I went to a job and shut it off and it sat she wouldn’t start. The old batteries were Interstates that were 5 yrs old. One had already been swapped out under warranty for leaking and they are both still leaking. They had leaked for quite a few years. Local electrical guy carries Deka batteries. He said they are made in USA. I am not here to start a battery debate just saying what I bought. Hopefully they last. I didn’t want to spend the money but with my batteries tested at 220 and 625 of the 850 CCA capacity I told him give me two new batteries. Going to switch the cables to the military style connectors. These batteries came with a handle too, what a novel idea over the Interstates. Cost me right at $400 for the batteries, crimper tools, soder, flux, and new terminal ends. I just got the batteries installed tonight. Hopefully military ends on Saturday.
Ya, tell us more, tell us more. Did it start right up? It should! My Costco Interstates have handles on them and those DEKA's are made about 20 miles from me, east of Reading (if you ever heard of it ) and they have a good reputation on everything except their price. But in all fairness the cost of living in PA is relatively high so the workers need that extra boost (no pun intended). Hope they cure your ailment.
Warranty was 62 months with 24 months being free replacement. They cost around $137 a piece. Truck cranked so fast I thought it might fly away. Glow plugs are new, Stancor relay only a couple years old. I knew it was batteries, that had been leaking for a while. I am gonna try to cut the factory ends off tomorrow to convert to the military terminal ends. Hoping to crimp and soder. You don’t realize how bad stuff is until you get new. Had multiple unplugged cold starts already and the Voltage gauge barely moves.
Reading PA,..............................Never heard of it.
Was able to get the military style connectors on today. Cut all the factory lead ends off, crimped and soldered new eye ends on. Took me a couple hours. Worked pretty well. Being able to move acc. wires around without messing with the battery connections should be a very nice benefit. The main cable that comes from the battery was a bear but was able to get it.
Where did you get the military style connectors and covers from? I just bought a 550 work truck and 3 of the terminals are trashed.
I used these and they worked well. I went through my local electrical shop for the bigger 3/0 eyelet for the main power wire. I crimped the two wire coming from the start with two separate eyelets. If I was to do it again I would crimp those both in the same eyelet.
So far the batteries have been great. The guy at the electrical shop told me an interesting fact. I run a NOCO G3500 smart charger in the winter time and plug it in with my block heater. Every start is easy even when it’s cold. He told me that when a battery is discharged the acid sits in the plates and accelerates the breakdown of the battery. When fully charged the acid is pushed out of the plates. So he stated if I ran the charger year round it would keep the batteries healthier and they should last longer also. Any electrical experts back that story up? If so I will be running the charger year round whenever it’s possible.
I have seen this theory work first hand on a smaller scale battery though.
When we first bought our home in the country I needed a riding mower to cut the 2+ acres of grass. We bought a mid sized John Deere lawn tractor and went about our business. The first battery lasted about 2 years, the second cheap *** Wal-mart battery lasted another 2 years. I bought another cheap *** battery, but from Advance Auto because they had a sale and I get a military discount. Although, I bought a Battery Tender Jr. with 750Ma charging power. I park the mower in a shed near the tree line on our property and has 120v power run to it.
The cheap *** battery has been on the tender since I installed it nearly 6 years ago and it starts strong every time. So, by purchasing a $25 Battery Tender Jr and keeping it plugged into the mower I have prolonged the life of the battery at least 3x longer than the other two lasted.
I now have a NOCO Genuis1 Mini on-board my truck which is plugged in all the time when the truck is not in use. I have two North Star AGM 930 CCA batteries that I installed in October of 2018. I am hopeful they last to October of 2028 on the NOCO tender...
I have plans to install a Battery Tender Jr. in each bay of our garage to keep the 2003 VW Beetle and the 2008 Subaru Tribeca plugged in all the time when not in use as well. I have outlets in the ceiling, so my plan is to simply drop the charger line down over the hood roughly where the battery is at on each vehicle and then prop the hood open. The open hood will be our reminder to unplug the vehicle before use. Neither of these vehicles is our primary vehicle, so they sit for extended periods of time between use.
So, yes, I can confirm this theory to be accurate and well worth the cost of a tender/charger.
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) and they have a good reputation on everything except their price. But in all fairness the cost of living in PA is relatively high so the workers need that extra boost (no pun intended). Hope they cure your ailment.
