I think the battery on the ‘69 Toro shorted out this morning. In the past I would have automatically put in a Delco battery. What are you guys here using?

 

I use EverStart batteries from Walmart and peel the stickers off.

 

Probably the least OE looking but Interstate is one of the best. Costco has excellent prices on them.

I've also had good service from Ever Start's.

Good luck!!!

 

Duralast 24-DLG, 750 CCA, 935 CA, 130 Reserve Capacity [K95AK]
Generally you’ll know if your battery shorted (not saying you don’t know). Wire brush both battery terminals and battery cables both ends including horn post, generator, and block ground (a must). Measure battery voltage running. Always a possibility generator has been struggling to keep up and decided to call it quits. “If” you can drive the car to a local automotive supply store, they’ll throw a generator diode test on the generator for free.

 

I read a post on here several years ago that Everstart batteries from Walmart were the best priced and good batteries. They are in all three of my vehicles including my Olds and one of my lawn tractors. They have performed well.

 

I've had a Northstar AGM in my '69 4-4-2 for three years now. These are the way to go if your car sits for any length of time in the offseason. I just keep it on an underhood smart battery charger any time the car is likely to sit for more that a week and it hasn't let me down yet.

If your car is more of a daily driver, then pretty much anything with over 800 CCA should be okay.

 

I went modern and bought and Odyssey AGM battery had to change my battery cables w(everyone should replace 40+ year old battery cables) . It's a small battery pc925. Light and can be mounted in any position.

 

The Wal-Marts and Sams Clubs are closed here for the automotive section. We don't have a Costco. I'm kinda down on O'Reilly lately since some of the stuff I've gotten from them is junk. So I ended up buying a Dura Last from Auto Zone. Spins that 455 over like a top!

 

Duralast 24-DLG, 750 CCA, 935 CA, 130 Reserve Capacity [K95AK] - Post #4

If I'm not mistaken the two largest manufacturers of batteries worldwide are Johnson Controls (Tyco) & Exide (Atlas). I believe they manufacture North of 80% of all batteries in the world. I'm pretty sure Duralast is manufactured by Johnson Controls. Great batteries. One of the largest deltas between each battery manufacturer is the ability or inability to recycle lead cores. Not many manufacturers use new lead - nearly all recycle the lead. How they recycle lead is key to a good battery.

 

I have a 7 yr old Diehard in my vert that's still going strong. (Knock on wood.)

 

There's a 2006 Optima red top in my 71 that is still doing the job.
I would not recommend one the the current ones, though as the quality went downhill in 2015 or so.

 

See post #11

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...utlass-146902/

 

The longest lasting battery I've had in recent years was this one.



It died in 2017 after 10.5 years. Gould? Exide?

 

My Az duralast gold went just 2 months shy of 20 years. I am still using it as weight since my state has gyms shut down.

Pat

 

The original batteries in my 06 ram lasted almost 10 years. I probably could have nursed them longer. However,one time after sitting all night at work in below zero temps, it cranked a little slower than normal. I figured it was time. I’d rather change the batteries when it was convenient for me, rather than when I absolutely HAD to, which most likely would have been the most inconvenient time (like in the freezing cold in the parking lot, pouring down rain, etc). One of the replacement batteries died this past winter, one of them failed a load test. The other still tested good. I replaced it with Duracell from Sams Club. We take lots of family vacations (well, before this virus crap ended that!!) and it’s easy to find a Walmart or sams club if I ever need warranty assistance. Same reason I tried to use Sears for tires or batteries, they were easy to find.

 

2005 Optima red top in my Cutlass, 2009 Optima red top in the Impala, 2011 in the Chevelle. Those are the 3 that get driven often, rest of the cars share 2 yellow tops that sit on the trickle charger, one is fairly new, the other is probably 12-13 years old. To me they are worth the extra money because as long as they are on the battery tender when not in use, they last for a long time.
I also put one in wife's mini-van cause kids keep leaving the lights on and it would drain the battery by the morning. Since I put the Optima in, no more problems with drained battery in the morning even with interior lights on all night.

 

So much for wood knocking. We were on a job today and the truck battery died. I guess it was fitting, we had just finished at the funeral home...
Still got 6 yrs out of it. A Walmart Everstart. Replaced it with a Napa Legend unit, $125, damn.

 

And I'd about bet they tried to sell you a Group 24 battery for that Toro because that's what their database says it and other full-size Oldsmobiles take. Never understood why those databases do that when the correct Group 27 battery is available all day long. I have argued more than one time over that. Won too, though I pissed off a couple of parts punks in the process.

 

No, I had already done my research and knew it had to be a Group 27. The guy at AZ was cool. I think he was tickled having to look up a battery for a '69 Toronado.