Re: 8 VOLT BATTERY

Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/10/4 12:31:36

Dear 37Packardboy:

Thumbs down on 8-volt batteries. They were just a used car dealer trick.

I saw a video of a brand new 6-volt car cranking over and it was fast.

If your starter is slow then first call and get quotes on new cables from one of the suppliers in Rhode Island. If you are not sure then check the voltage loss through the system (Note sure, go to any good starter generator place and they can help you.) This measures poor connections in the system. A good set of cables can make a huge difference.

I don't know if they still make them, but another UCD trick was the 6-12 battery. I knew a lot of Cadillac owners who used those.

Packards do better than the Cadillacs so I would suspect your cables are bad.

Good luck with your car.

PS: One of my neighbors was stuck in the driveway. The whole computer went dead for no reason. I pulled out a cheapo meter and found a corroded post in the circuit. The connections were tight but nothing was going through them. They usually aren't that easy.