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Ol' Ron · 08-04-2015, 02:02 PM

Mine's been in the truck at least that long, but I haven't had it on the road yet. However it was on the road back in 2006. Bat was dead when I pulled it out of the Woods in 2010, but I put a trickel charge on it. I've driven the truck on the back roads several times to check things out. I now have a working alt on it. Hope to get it inspected by the eng of the month. I was supprised to see the price of Batteries at wal mart, can't afford them. If I can't get what I need from the local junk yard, I do without..

08-04-2015, 02:02 PM	#28
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,909	Re: What battery do you use in your early V8? Mine's been in the truck at least that long, but I haven't had it on the road yet. However it was on the road back in 2006. Bat was dead when I pulled it out of the Woods in 2010, but I put a trickel charge on it. I've driven the truck on the back roads several times to check things out. I now have a working alt on it. Hope to get it inspected by the eng of the month. I was supprised to see the price of Batteries at wal mart, can't afford them. If I can't get what I need from the local junk yard, I do without..