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A battery when properly maintained should last about 10 years. Top it up
regularly using distilled water only and use a trickle charger when not
in use.
It is important you get the right type suitable for starting engines. I
often see batteries in cars that are actually intended for caravans i.e.
not starting batteries, they cannot handle the currents needed for
starting very well..
Kees Oudesluijs
Warren schreef op 17-4-2015 om 13:10:
> Bob wrote; "I thought Interstate was a good brand; I won't buy another
> if I can help it."
>
>
> Speaking of batteries, my experience with Autozone Duralast brand has
> been positive. I now have them in my daily drivers
> and the Healey.
>
> The one in the Healey was purchased 4/10/2003 and still going. I keep
> a trickle charger on when stored for 7 mos. and also during driving
> season when parked. Whether that has to do with longevity or luck I
> don't know? I also trickle charge the daily drivers if I'm away for
> more than a week. Newer cars drain fast.
>
> I plan to replace the Healey's battery(27-DG) this spring. Don't
> want to push my luck since I will be driving to Gettysburg in July for
> Enclave.
> http://bestbatterytips.com/tags/who-makes-duralast-batteries/
>
> WD
> 67 BJ8
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:47:06 -0700
> From: bspidell@comcast.net
> To: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Starter resistance
>
> An anecdote, but maybe it'll help:
>
> When we restored our BN2, we went back to 2x6V batteries. We had
> intermittent starting problems; connections at the solenoid and
> elsewhere would get pistol hot. We had fabricated our own battery
> cables--from double-ought stranded welding cable!--but my dad was
> worried our soldered connections were bad. We often charged the
> batteries to max charge on a charger before testing the starting system.
>
> Then, one day Dad accidentally shorted out the two batteries (he's
> lucky he didn't get an explosion or splashed with acid, or both). He
> replaced the two batteries and, lo and behold, the big 4-cyl spins
> over better than my BJ8, and the 4 has better compression. The car
> may sit for a couple months but always has charge for a start. Bottom
> line: still could be the battery.
>
> Side note: the BN2's batteries are Interstate brand--golf cart
> batteries, actually--and so are the 3 batteries I've had in my 2008
> Mustang. That's right, 3 batteries in 7 years; the first two both
> went almost exactly at 3 years, I expect the third to go in 3 as
> well. These Interstates are hecho en Mexico; I wanted to buy a Parts+
> battery but would have had to wait a day to get it and this car is my
> daily driver. I had a Parts+ battery go 7 years in my BJ8; it was
> still cranking but was on the low end of a load test and I was getting
> ready for a long road trip. And, it's made in the USA.
>
> I thought Interstate was a good brand; I won't buy another if I can
> help it.
>
> Bob
>
> On 4/16/2015 5:28 PM, John Spaur wrote:
>
> The pinion gear binds on the worm gear when is spins down and
> engages the flywheel starter gear. I can recreate on the bench.
> When this first occurred it was because the armature shaft could
> move too far forward which allowed the pinon gear to move too far
> down the worm gear. I put a thrust washer between the armature and
> the end plate (inside the motor) to limit the movement of the
> armature shaft. There was already a very worn steel thrust washer
> in that place.
>
>
>
>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">A battery when properly maintained
should last about 10 years. Top it up regularly using distilled
water only and use a trickle charger when not in use.<br>
It is important you get the right type suitable for starting
engines. I often see batteries in cars that are actually intended
for caravans i.e. not starting batteries, they cannot handle the
currents needed for starting very well..<br>
Kees Oudesluijs<br>
<br>
<br>
Warren schreef op 17-4-2015 om 13:10:<br>
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<div> <span>Bob wrote; "</span><span>I thought Interstate was
a good brand; I won't buy another if I can help it."</span></div>
<div><br>
<br>
</div>
Speaking of batteries, my experience with Autozone Duralast
brand has been positive. I now have them in my daily drivers
<div>and the Healey. </div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> The one in the Healey was purchased 4/10/2003 and still
going. I keep a trickle charger on when stored for 7 mos. and
also during driving season when parked. Whether that has to do
with longevity or luck I don't know? I also trickle charge
the daily drivers if I'm away for more than a week. Newer cars
drain fast.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div> I plan to replace the Healey's battery(27-DG) this
spring. Don't want to push my luck since I will be driving to
Gettysburg in July for Enclave. </div>
<div> <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bestbatterytips.com/tags/who-makes-duralast-batteries/";
target="_blank">http://bestbatterytips.com/tags/who-makes-duralast-batteries/</a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>WD</div>
<div>67 BJ8</div>
<div>
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<hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2015 21:47:06 -0700<br>
From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net";>bspidell@comcast.net</a><br>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a><br>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] FW: Starter resistance<br>
<br>
An anecdote, but maybe it'll help:<br>
<br>
When we restored our BN2, we went back to 2x6V batteries.
We had intermittent starting problems; connections at the
solenoid and elsewhere would get pistol hot. We had
fabricated our own battery cables--from double-ought
stranded welding cable!--but my dad was worried our soldered
connections were bad. We often charged the batteries to max
charge on a charger before testing the starting system.<br>
<br>
Then, one day Dad accidentally shorted out the two batteries
(he's lucky he didn't get an explosion or splashed with
acid, or both). He replaced the two batteries and, lo and
behold, the big 4-cyl spins over better than my BJ8, and
the 4 has better compression. The car may sit for a couple
months but always has charge for a start. Bottom line:
still could be the battery.<br>
<br>
Side note: the BN2's batteries are Interstate brand--golf
cart batteries, actually--and so are the 3 batteries I've
had in my 2008 Mustang. That's right, 3 batteries in 7
years; the first two both went almost exactly at 3 years, I
expect the third to go in 3 as well. These Interstates are
hecho en Mexico; I wanted to buy a Parts+ battery but would
have had to wait a day to get it and this car is my daily
driver. I had a Parts+ battery go 7 years in my BJ8; it was
still cranking but was on the low end of a load test and I
was getting ready for a long road trip. And, it's made in
the USA.<br>
<br>
I thought Interstate was a good brand; I won't buy another
if I can help it.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
<br>
<div class="ecxmoz-cite-prefix">On 4/16/2015 5:28 PM, John
Spaur wrote:<br>
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<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span>The pinion gear binds on
the worm gear when is spins down and engages the
flywheel starter gear. I can recreate on the bench.
When this first occurred it was because the armature
shaft could move too far forward which allowed the
pinon gear to move too far down the worm gear. I put
a thrust washer between the armature and the end
plate (inside the motor) to limit the movement of
the armature shaft. There was already a very worn
steel thrust washer in that place.</span></p>
<p class="ecxMsoNormal"><span> </span></p>
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