[Healeys] Battery suggestion

[BJ8 Healeys]

I have a Duralast 34-DS from Autozone, installed in October 1999.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of David Z
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 10:43 AM
To: Healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] Battery suggestion

Folks,

I have a BJ8 with a battery tha died unexpectedly last weekend. I can't
complain because the battery was - no kidding - 19 years old. It was a Delco
marine series 26 and it lasted 2 - 3 times longer than a regular battery. I
know a series 27 is the right size for my car, but evidently Delco didn't
make
a series 27 marine battery back when this one was installed. My
understanding
is a marine battery has thicker plates and is more durable than a regular
car
battery, which may be the reason the P.O. put it in. I'm wondering what
other
people are using in their vehicles? I tried looking in the archives, but
can't
seem to find anything even though I remember some discussion about batteries
a
few months ago. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
David Z.
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