[Healeys] Battery suggestion

TERRY COLL coll44 at msn.com
Tue Oct 20 09:48:50 MDT 2009


I've been using marine (starting) batteries (mostly Dekka) in all my vehicles
for years and have had very good luck with them.



Terry Coll  '64 BJ8

> From: davzu29 at cox.net
> To: Healeys at autox.team.net
> Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:42:43 -0400
> 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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