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**hatzie** · 11-13-2021, 08:43 AM

Sounds like that battery was bad right from the get go.
I've been less than impressed with quality from all of the big three battery outfits (East Penn, Johnson Controls, & Exide) in the last half decade.
I went through three batteries when I replaced the 10 year old Delco battery in my Impala in 2018.
I'm not sure who was making batteries for AC Delco in 2008 but I want more of those. Two new batteries failed in about a week and the third made it five months. I went through the charging system with a fine tooth comb four times and found nothing amiss. Crossing my fingers that this one makes it through its' third winter.
If I have another failure I'm going to consider a building a Maxwell supercapacitor pak and carrying a Lithium Ion jump pak. They're the closest thing we have to Phillip Jose Farmers' batacitor.

11-13-2021, 08:43 AM	#15
hatzie Moderator Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wentworth, NH Posts: 4,912	Re: Would this be an ignition switch problem? Sounds like that battery was bad right from the get go. I've been less than impressed with quality from all of the big three battery outfits (East Penn, Johnson Controls, & Exide) in the last half decade. I went through three batteries when I replaced the 10 year old Delco battery in my Impala in 2018. I'm not sure who was making batteries for AC Delco in 2008 but I want more of those. Two new batteries failed in about a week and the third made it five months. I went through the charging system with a fine tooth comb four times and found nothing amiss. Crossing my fingers that this one makes it through its' third winter. If I have another failure I'm going to consider a building a Maxwell supercapacitor pak and carrying a Lithium Ion jump pak. They're the closest thing we have to Phillip Jose Farmers' batacitor. __________________ 1959 M35A2 LDT465-1D SOLD 1967 Dodge W200 B383, NP420/NP201 SOLD 1969 Dodge Polara 500 B383, A833 SOLD 1972 Ford F250 FE390, NP435/NP205 SOLD 1976 Chevy K20, 6.5L, NV4500/NP208 SOLD 1986 M1008 CUCV SOLD 2000 GMC C2500, TD6.5L, NV4500 2005 Chevy Silverado LS 2500HD 6.0L 4L80E/NP263 2009 Impala SS LS4 V8 RTFM... GM Parts Books, GM Schematics, GM service manuals, and GM training materials... 1973-1991 GM Light Truck Service, Unit/Overhaul, Wiring Manuals, Parts Books and Some 1968-1999 GM Service Training textbooks in PDF 1988-1998 GMT400 CK service manual project 1988-1993 GMT400 CK parts books. 1967-1972 GM Light, Medium, & Heavy Truck Service Manuals in PDF Please include at least the year and model in your threads. It'll be easier to answer your questions. And please let us know if and how your repairs were successful. Last edited by hatzie; 11-13-2021 at 08:59 AM.