At 02:00 PM 7/17/96 -0600, you wrote:
>. The previous
>owner had a deep cycle battery and a regular battery in place. Lately
>I've been getting a slow drain, it seems. When I turn on the master
>switch there isn't much juice to crank the engine, but if I wait a few
>minutes the batteries seem to "charge up" and I'm able to start. When
>I charge the batteries everything seems fine for a few days. Then it is
>back to the slow/no cranking. So, is it the batteries, the difference
>in type, or could there be a short somewhere?
>
A number of years ago, I had my '67 Chevy PU set up this way. The batteries
lasted about 18 months before I had more or less the same problem you're having.
I'm not sure if the combination is the problem or maybe the connections I
had or possibly I just had a bad battery, but I've never mixed the two types
again. I've had other batteries go bad, of course.
>Also, any recommendations on what type of batteries to install?
>Cranking amps, deep cycle or regular? The truck has an 100 amp gen.
>
I'd replace both at the same time. If you choose to replicate the current
set up, check to see that the cranking battery is getting a full charge: it
could be that it's not (because of the deep-cycle) and then it's "siphoning"
charge from it.
Steve Allen, Rolla, MO, USA
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