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MEXICOWANDERER
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Apr 30, 2019

A Tip For Folks Who Are Trying To Help Others With Batteries

I slip on my galoshes and wade deep deep deep into battery issues. OPs sometimes complain they don't want to learn the technical side. So maybe it would be best to simply stick to reporting your fa...
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shum02
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May 01, 2019
JaxDad wrote:
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
My '67 caddy had the 429 inch engine with a 10MT starter and a 17 plate group 27 battery.

These were the days of high compression engines and heat soaked starter motors. The fuel tank held 27 gallons.


And how many feet did a carbi-tooted 429 in a land yacht go on 27 gallons?


If he was lucky and kept his foot out of it 250 miles ......maybe.

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