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Got my TTA ready for the summer ... why we all need spare parts :-)

Jan Larsson

Jan Larsson

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So my AC Delco battery finaly died on me and wont last more than once starting the car so had to order a new one ... USA made by East Penn Manufacturing company in PA (EAST PENN manufacturing co., inc.: Lead-Acid Batteries; Battery Manufacturers; Thousands of Different Types of Batteries, Cable & Wire Product)

Sold under the Federal brand here in the UK and are the identical size case (75) and I got the better of the two with hight cold crank amps etc..

And they look very close to the original batteries besides being all black ... see picture attached ... considering getting rid of the federal decal on there and possibly reproduce the original Delco Freedom decal and put on top of it instead :-)

Another issue was the high speed fan not working ... so had to replace both the timer relay GM 25527402 (these are not cheap NOS as they been discontinued even the Standard manufactured aftermarket one RY-427 seems to be between 50 and 80 USD) as well as the fan relay (GM 14089936) .... luckily I had some NOS ones in my parts department so could sort it out very quickly.

So up and runnig again :cheers:
 

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I just wish I knew ahead of time which spare parts I'm going to need lol :WOOT::WOOT::WOOT:

With my luck it'll be all of them, then some of the parts I do have I can't find!! Ugh....
 
I hardly drive mine this year,
But I do put it on a slow charge every few weeks.
Good to know you are on top of things, keeping it running. ;)

George :beach:
 
I managed to squeeze 10 years out of my Delco so not suprised I had to get a new one .... more suprised the relays gave up on me ...

I keep any electrical stuff in "stock" just in case :-)
 
I seem to be having more luck keeping batteries longer using a C Tek charger on them & during the cold months I never take them out of the cars, just keep the battery cases clean & disconnect the negative cable. Fully charged batteries will last longer in the cold than stored in your basement, trick is to not let them discharge. Gives me a reason to be out in the shop every month during the winter anyhow to check on things, check the batteries for charge along with tire pressures at the same time.
 
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