mexicansteve
South West
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Battery Lifemexicansteve
@mexicansteve
Club Retro Rides Member 31
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Sept 9, 2014 10:05:25 GMT
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Just wondering if anyone knows much about this. The battery in the Capri (1974 2.0 Pinto) is only about a year old but in the last fortnight has had trouble starting. I don't know if its just that its a bit colder as its an old beast... It turns slowly sounding like a low battery but then does fire up, I usually drive it a couple of times a week, sometimes only once but I drive it all year round. The battery I it at present is an 075 60Ah EN 520 CCA. |
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BeQuietandDrive
1989 Bedford Astra Van
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Sept 9, 2014 17:22:35 GMT
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It varies, have had a Varta that lasted at least 15 years and a lorry battery that lasted less than 8 months (and we couldn't find the proof of purchase). Seems no rhyme nor reason to it really.
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mexicansteve
South West
Posts: 683
Club RR Member Number: 31
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Battery Lifemexicansteve
@mexicansteve
Club Retro Rides Member 31
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Sept 9, 2014 18:51:01 GMT
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I'll file this issue in the same folder as 'intermittent problems'  sent from the '70's |
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BeQuietandDrive
1989 Bedford Astra Van
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omega
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Sept 9, 2014 18:57:04 GMT
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don't forget to check connections and the earths before chucking the battery.
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Sept 9, 2014 20:03:46 GMT
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Get somebody to do a load test. I bought such a tester like this -  and has proved to be a reliable way of checking if a battery is good or bad. |
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