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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Electrical => Topic started by: m3talc0re on December 16, 2016, 08:02:31 am
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Went out to start my truck up this morning. Turned the key, engine said pfft, a dash light flickered on the right back off, then nothing... It got down to 27°F last night, so I guess the cold killed the battery XD
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550 cranking amps
675 CCA
You guys think that will be enough for my 83 gmc Sierra classic in this cold until I can get a new battery for my truck?
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Your CA rating is less than the CCA rating?
I would say a minimum 700 CCA rating but would recommend an 800 CCA battery. PS what is XD?
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XD is >:( or close
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I may have mixed them up, I was looking at it upside down..
XD is an emoji, this:(http://i0.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/017/436/XD_Face.png)
I'm thinking about getting one of those Walmart ValuePower batteries for the time being, then maybe returning it in a week or two and getting the EverStart, lol. The Group 78 ValuePower has a 600 CCA rating, but the Group 65 has a 650 CCA rating. Just gotta see if the 65 will actually fit.
Edit: on a side note, it's a little crazy that I dreamed my truck broke down last night and it actually did this morning...
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most places wont take back a battery unless it test bad. that being said i have the same red top in my 91 pickup for the past 10 years and it was used and dead when i got it. i know they aint the cheapest
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If you have a Rural King in your area, they sell a good battery for the money. Plus there made by Exide. I bought a 700CCA - 850CA for under 60.00 this past summer.
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I ended up just getting an EverStart Maxx Group 24 battery. 700 CCA and I think 875 CA. Couldn't really afford it atm, but got it and we just gotta watch our money this week XD