[Spridgets] No LBC, dead battery

[Linda Grunthaner]

Agreed change the battery. I have learned batteries only last 4 to 5 years
once the battery shows any sign of poor starting it will fully die at the
first sever drop in temperature. I just replaced what seems like a good
battery because it was a few seconds of hesitation in starting. The battery
is 5 years old and I don't like to take chances in the winter.

Get a new battery unless it is less than 4 years old, if it is less than 4
years old bring it back to the store you got it from for a load test and
maybe you'll get a discount on a new one.

Oddly my Interstate battery in Pinky is the one that came from California
with the car in 2006. I had it load tested at the Interstate battery dealer
and they said it was fine which lead me to replacing the starter. She fires
up like a new car with both the new starter and new fuel pump in the rear,
pushing not pulling fuel : )
Lin

On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:42 PM, Larry Daniels <ladaniels at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Had the exact same thing happen a couple years ago on a ride with Peter C
> and Dave Woerpel.  We were on a ferry crossing a river and my wife had the
> radio on listening to a ball game.  When we got to the other side of the
> river, we had to push the car off the ferry and Dave had to jump it to get
> it started.  The problem was the car starts so easily that we never had an
> inclination that the battery was not performing up to par.
>
> A couple years before that Peter C and I were coming back from one of Ron
> Soave's races in Michigan and Peter remarked how easily my Austin Pickup
> starts.  I barely pulled the starter cable for less than a second and it
> started.  A week later I needed to replace the battery.  It seems like they
> sometimes give you no warning at all.
>
> Michael, I would just replace it and not worry where you will get stuck
> next.
>
>
> LAD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Rowe
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 12:51 PM
> To: Spridget Chat Group
> Cc: Mona Rowe
> Subject: [Spridgets] No LBC, dead battery
>
> My wife's battery died completely as we were sitting in a parking lot with
> the engine off listening to the end of an interesting radio program.  This
> car is driven more than 30 miles working days.  The battery water is full.
>
> We got a jump; I charged it first with a big charger, then with a little
> trickle minder until it switched to maintenance.  This morning, resting
> voltage is 12.8v; charging voltage is 14.5 v; I don't have a SG tester.
> Should I check cranking voltage?
>
> Why is this system not charging enough to run the radio for more than 10-15
> minutes?
>
> Michael Rowe
> 2005 Subaru Outback
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