optima warrenty

[SteveL]

Anybody know the optima warranty. Trying to get 66 going for fab fords and battery is dead dead. From sitting. I think it's maybe 2 years old. Any tricks to revive it or is it warranted

 

[garberz]

36 months for free replacement.

 

[NGABronco]

Anybody know the optima warranty. Trying to get 66 going for fab fords and battery is dead dead. From sitting. I think it's maybe 2 years old. Any tricks to revive it or is it warranted

SteveL, if you don't have the Optima charger, you need to put a good battery between it and a standard charger. Jumper cable from good battery to Optima and put the charger on the good battery. Sounds crazy but works!!!
Good luck!!;D;D;D

 

[Bukin 67]

Where's the best place to buy?

 

[Skiddy]

Where's the best place to buy?

got mine at amazon with free shipping

 

[SteveL]

I went to pep boys and told em 4wp had em on sale for 150 and they matched it.

 

[Greg_B]

I revived mine with a cheap trickle charger from autozone... I have been running that battery for over 10 years...

 

[Bukin 67]

I went to pep boys and told em 4wp had em on sale for 150 and they matched it.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[SteveL]

Here's the update. Battery 2 years old and actually found the receipt. I go. To pep boys for exchange. I tell. Him it's dead. He says we need to check it. It takes 2 minutes. After 2 minutes he says looks like it's charging.. I say no its dead. He says 38 more minutes. So I stand there leaning on a parts rack looking at him like he's a dumbass. Every time he looked up I say it's dead. After about 20 minutes of this the other guy goes back to check it. Comes back and tells the guy it was at like 60 cranking amps at 20 minutes and not gonna take a full charge. While they're writing up my new one the manager came out and asked what the f they were trying to charge. The machine was hot as hell. I told em it would've been worth my 1/2hour if I got to see something blow up.

 

[sykanr0ng]

Here's the update. Battery 2 years old and actually found the receipt. I go. To pep boys for exchange. I tell. Him it's dead. He says we need to check it. It takes 2 minutes. After 2 minutes he says looks like it's charging.. I say no its dead. He says 38 more minutes. So I stand there leaning on a parts rack looking at him like he's a dumbass. Every time he looked up I say it's dead. After about 20 minutes of this the other guy goes back to check it. Comes back and tells the guy it was at like 60 cranking amps at 20 minutes and not gonna take a full charge. While they're writing up my new one the manager came out and asked what the f they were trying to charge. The machine was hot as hell. I told em it would've been worth my 1/2hour if I got to see something blow up.

But with Murphy in charge what would blow up would be the battery; acid everywhere.

 

[treihesse]

Try charging it with a standard battery and charger like this. If they go below a certain voltage they won't charge traditionally. https://summitracing.custhelp.com/a...d/4180/~/how-to-resuscitate-an-optima-battery

 

[gddyap]

I use a BatteryMINDer on my 15 year old yellow top. It sits most of the year. In fact I haven't moved that Bronco in almost 2 years. Optima quality was much better back then too. I just got a CTEK charger for my other Bronco.