Yesterday morning, I jumped in Ol' Yeller to go to town and the damn battery was almost dead. Well, I charged her up and went to town. No problem....But, this morning the same thing happened. So, I charged her up again and tested it with my trusty Fluke multi tester. 13.45. OK, good to go. Well, I came back an hour later and tested it again. 12.75. An hour later 12.45. So I cranked her up and took it to the local auto parts place. Sure enough, one of the cells is dead. A new Continental battery and we are good to go again. So, you guys with dead batteries who are looking for wiring problems may not have to look any further than the battery itself.

 

At least she had the courtesy to go out with some warning instead of leaving you just stranded. How considerate.

 

I switched over to Optima. She's been more loyal than the typical lead-acid affair. She's spendy though...

 

My brother did that with his 250 PSD. That just seems to be overkill on these little mustangs, but maybe not. I had that Interstate in Ol Yeller for about 10 years and it was stored most of that time with a 1 amp trickle charger on it. I don't think I could have asked for better service from a battery that that Interstate gave me.

 

+1 on the Interstate and the Optima being too much in power and cost

 

Well, the Interstate is not overpriced imo for our little Mustangs, but the Optima is IMO.

 

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oops, I should have separated my comments. The Interstate is A OK in the price category.

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i get my car batteries at costco for the simple fact that they have a 3yr gurantee and it doesn't even have to be bad to be replaced i just get one every 2.5 years i haven't bought a battery in years