You can always take the battery out and bring it to one of the auto parts
stores to have it tested. I believe that they can place a load on the
battery in a similar fashion to an alternator. I believe that Sears will do
it free of charge.
Gene
80 B
At 12:57 PM 4/12/03 -0400, Tab Julius wrote:
>The battery in my '78 is a few years old - a Sears Diehard. I have power
>coming from it, but no easy way to tell if it's "enough" (I've been having
>starting problems).
>
>It has a hydrometer (? hygrometer?), which has a "green eye". Should I
>presume the battery is okay, but I have a problem elsewhere? I'm not that
>familiar with how reliable the green eye/clear eye system is...
>
>Thanks
>
>- Tab
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