In my experience, seven years isn't really all that old for a modern sealed
battery. I use plain old garden-variety batteries (usually Interstate or
DieHard) and almost always get them to last much longer than that. For
example,
the battery in my '53 TD is over 10 years old and shows no signs of giving up
yet. And the one in my Ford pickup is almost 13 years old. I always make sure
they are fully charged before being tucked away for the winter, and NEVER use
a trickle charger on them since that can cause them to lose fluid. I make
sure they are sitting on a non-conducting pad and disconnect the ground
terminal
if they will sit idle for more than a month.
Before forking over $$$ for a new battery, I'd first make sure that it is the
problem. First thing to do is clean all the terminal and cable connections
and see if you still have a problem.
Ray G
Colorado
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