bad choice of a post. You can count on every electrical part in the car
dying tonight. Sorry. <LOL>
James Nazarian
'71 B roadster
'71 BGT rust free and burnt orange
'74 BGT going by-by soon
'63 Buick 215
On Tue, 1 Feb 2000, Florrie & Allen Bachelder wrote:
> This all reminds me that somehow I must have acquired "grace": the battery
> in my '76 B was of indeterminate age when I bought the car in 1991. It is
> still going - VERY strong. Hey folks, it ain't clean livin'. What on
> earth keeps this battery going? Hardly a leapyear goes by that I don't at
> least check the terminals for corrosion. I have never added any water.
> Granted, we don't have Boston weather here in SW Virginia, but I would
> expect a 10+ year-old battery to baulk a bit when the temp approaches zero.
> I'm expecting failure almost anytime now, but with a record like this, I
> can't bring myself to summarily replace the thing. After all this faithful
> service, it deserves the opportunity to die with dignity on the job. My
> Lucas alternator has obviously done its job. Come to think of it, I've
> never had a Lucas failure that couldn't be attributed to old age and DPO
> neglect. I think Lucas is pretty good stuff. You want to see frightening
> electrics? Try a Peugeot sometime. I did... (Actually, my current Nissan
> pickup rates a close 2nd-worst!)
>
> Allen
>
> >From: "Dave Wood" <djw69@idt.net>
> >
> >Cold weather always brings out the worst in your battery. If they're bad
> >enough even jumper cables won't start the car. Try substituting a good
> >battery or take yours out and have it (them) load tested at a place that
> >sells batteries. I've replaced four batteries in different cars already
> >this year, including finally switching to a 12 volt group 26 in my B after
> >28 years and I lost count of batteries. Thinking of investing in battery
> >shares.
> >
> >Dave
> >
>
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