<VV> Battery Life

[Ramon Rodriguez III]

Maybe it's a freak thing, but I've got an interesting one for you.

The 63' Monza coupe I bought last year (indirectly from an estate sale) had
been in a barn since 1984 or so.  The battery has the warranty label punched
for (I forget which month) 1983... I charged it up and was shocked to find
it worked great.  The car has been a daily driver for around a year now on
that 1983 battery, including service in cold weather and snow without any
trouble =)  The battery is a Delco-Remy.... 557A I think it says.

Ray "Gymm" Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA



On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Joel McGregor <joelsplace at earthling.net>wrote:

> I've noticed people saying they are getting 10 years plus from a regular
> wet cell battery. Are those all up North where they never get hot?
> I'm in TX and 7 years is a very long life for a battery and most don't make
> it 3.
>
> Joel McGregor
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Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez
Lake Ariel, PA