Time For A New Battery!

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Velokid1
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Post by Velokid1 » Mon Dec 14, 2009 6:17 pm

Well that's good news. I think it's worth a shot if I might get another 6-12 months out of it.

I heart my bus again after 2 yrs of relative neglect and it feels good.

72Hardtop
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Location: Seattle, WA./HB. Ca./Shizuoka, Japan
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Re: Time For A New Battery!

Post by 72Hardtop » Thu Sep 12, 2024 2:06 pm

I'm still running a Diehard Gold battery I purchased back in November 2005. That's right 2005. The battery is dated 10/2005
1972 Westy tintop
2056cc T-4 - 7.8:1 CR
Weber 40mm Duals - 47.5idles, 125mains, F11 tubes, 190 Air corr., 28mm Vents
96mm AA Biral P/C's w/Hastings rings
42x36mm Heads (AMC- Headflow Masters) w/Porsche swivel adjusters
71mm Stroke
Web Cam 73 w/matched Web lifters
S&S 4-1 exhaust w/Walker 17862 quiet-pack
Pertronix SVDA w/Pertronix module & Flamethrower 40K coil (7* initial 28* total @3200+)
NGK BP6ET plugs
002 3 rib trans
Hankook 185R14's

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skip
Getting Hooked!
Location: Englewood, NJ
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Re: Time For A New Battery!

Post by skip » Tue Sep 24, 2024 6:01 am

I just replaced my DieHard Gold last month in my '76 Bus, It lasted 7 years.
I miss Sears.
Complexity is the enemy of reliability.

76 Westfalia
74 Type 181

RinTinTin in Waldorf Astoria 1956

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