Battery DEAD, DEAD !!!

[454cid]

What do the vans use for a battery tray? They run a bigger battery. I wouldn't expect it to be a bolt in, but maybe some trimming and welding the two trays together would get something workable that looked mostly factory. I'm not sure why they have the bigger battery. My 454 starts just fine with a group 78 in the winter.

 

[df2x4]

Maybe ok from here?

ODX-AGM34 78 - ODYSSEY Battery

Whether for everyday or emergency use, today's vehicles are loaded with more electronics than would have been imaginable just a few years ago. ODYSSEY batteries have been designed to keep up with the changes. Because their plates are made of pure virgin lead (unlike the lead alloy in most...

www.odysseybattery.com

This (Odyssey ODX-AGM34/78) is the exact battery I use in both of my '97s. Only replaced one so far, it was about eight years old and still started the truck. Just read low on my load tester.

I switched to the Odysseys after having some really bad luck with Optima Yellow Tops.

 

[scott2093]

I switched to the Odysseys after having some really bad luck with Optima Yellow Tops.

I picked one up last year after hearing good reviews here and other places...but just the pc1500 side post version



Wasn't til recently I even considered needing other options like top posts too...dang that would be nice....
.... and it's actually cheaper after shipping than getting it from the auto parts store where, to echo HotWheelsBurban, the only one they had was already a year old and slightly undercharged.12.4 iirc... But they said it would be ok and the 5 year warranty started when I got it... Impulse buy since mine was needing replacement, didn't know much about batteries and low charge then and I had already set my mind on getting a good battery for a change...
Will be interesting to see how it holds up...
What's this load tester?

 

[df2x4]

What's this load tester?

Mine is similar to this one (and also came from Harbor Freight) but I bought it years ago and they were cheaper at the time...

https://www.harborfreight.com/1000-...ile-battery-and-system-load-tester-58933.html

You make sure the battery is fully charged, then hook this up to it and apply a load of half the rated CCA of the battery for 5-10 seconds. If the voltage reading drops into the red during the test, the battery needs replacement.

 

[LVJJJ]

Had that happen to my k1500. Just tightened the negative bolt. I switched to those bolts that stick out a ways so you can jump it easily, also easier to tighten up, can get a wrench on it.

 

[Erik the Awful]

Hammer the lip on the end of your battery tray flat and trim the lip on the battery and a 65 series fits just fine. I have one in WCJr and one in my son's truck.

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[Schurkey]

make sure the battery is fully charged, then hook this up to it and apply a load of half the rated CCA of the battery for 5-10 seconds. If the voltage reading drops into the red during the test, the battery needs replacement.

According to industry-standard procedures, and the '97 C/K service manual:
1. 1/2 of CCA for fifteen seconds.
2. Voltage at the end of the test is dependent on the temperature of the battery. Cold batteries result in lower voltage.


C. SOMETIMES "defective" batteries can be brought back to serviceable condition with any one or a combination of "tricks", including slow-charging for a day or two, "shocking" the battery with high voltage, high current on a heavy-duty or even 24-volt charger, (some folks use a welding power source) dumping out the old electrolyte and installing fresh, buying a "special" battery charger that plays Van Halen through the battery terminals until the battery submits, etc.

 

[Caman96]

…I might try that next time, except use an ELO charger.

 

[someotherguy]

According to industry-standard procedures, and the '97 C/K service manual:
1. 1/2 of CCA for fifteen seconds.
2. Voltage at the end of the test is dependent on the temperature of the battery. Cold batteries result in lower voltage.


C. SOMETIMES "defective" batteries can be brought back to serviceable condition with any one or a combination of "tricks", including slow-charging for a day or two, "shocking" the battery with high voltage, high current on a heavy-duty or even 24-volt charger, (some folks use a welding power source) dumping out the old electrolyte and installing fresh, buying a "special" battery charger that plays Van Halen through the battery terminals until the battery submits, etc.

C'mon.. everyone knows it's Van Hagar you gotta play to get a rogue battery to submit. Same song, over and over and over. Ya know, like how the radio does. Until you both want to croak.

Richard

 

[scott2093]

I've been wanting to grab a Noco Genius5...One guy I know says there hasn't been but one battery out of a dozen or so he's tried that he hasn't been able to revive..