fried1765
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Kubota L48 TLB, Ford 1920 FEL, Ford 8N, SCAG Liberty Z, Gravely Pro.
YMMV........I have had nothing but good luck with the Walmart Everstart MAXX batteries.
Napa(don't) know how.....
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You don't need a dwell meter to properly set the points on that engine. Once the engine starts, turn the Allen screw in till the engine just starts to stumble, then turn it the other way till it just starts to stumble, and then set it in the middle, and it will be correct dwell. Now you can set the timing with a vacuum gauge if you don't have a timing light.
We all have different experiences and different "luck." I spared you the entire horror story and don't intend to repeat it.
That would be a new trick for an old dog
. Actually, your method is the alternative in the manual. And I will not argue with you. I used to leave my distributor loose and turn it to tune it to the gas after every fill up. Back in the day with the venerable 350 Chevy small block. Gosh, I miss those days!
Daren Todd
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Were they over tightening the mounts and cracking the batteries???
Of course, I don't let them install anything for me including the battery.
Same here. The Walmart battery in my ancient John Deere 2020 diesel - notoriously difficult to start in colder weather - lasted 13 years.
Now I'm out of date by several years now, but outside of imports or "boutique" all batteries were made by one of two companies. East penn and johnson. They are unofficial partners and they pretty much determine who gets what in what state based on whether they are east or west of the Mississippi. That also includes the fancy optimas, interstate, delco, all of them.
Battery construction at scale is not a perfect science, and at the end of the process they are broken up into batches depending on final output. The various brands then get to pick a batch, slap their name on it and go.
Past that usually what determines the lifespan is luck of course, but mostly how it was stored. Many walmarts for instance store them outdoors in shipping containers or aren't cycled properly hence their bad reputation. Nothing wrong with the battery itself just how its stored, so in some areas where theres a good store people have good luck with them. Others not so much.
The leaking Battery in question was probably the result of someone stacking batteries at some point. Likely at the store itself when stocking the shelves. Odds are they wouldn't recieve credit for it when sent back, and that in most cases comes out of the managers bonuses which is based on several factors including warranties. Still bad customer service at the end of the day, but might explain their motivation.
Battery construction at scale is not a perfect science, and at the end of the process they are broken up into batches depending on final output. The various brands then get to pick a batch, slap their name on it and go.
Past that usually what determines the lifespan is luck of course, but mostly how it was stored. Many walmarts for instance store them outdoors in shipping containers or aren't cycled properly hence their bad reputation. Nothing wrong with the battery itself just how its stored, so in some areas where theres a good store people have good luck with them. Others not so much.
The leaking Battery in question was probably the result of someone stacking batteries at some point. Likely at the store itself when stocking the shelves. Odds are they wouldn't recieve credit for it when sent back, and that in most cases comes out of the managers bonuses which is based on several factors including warranties. Still bad customer service at the end of the day, but might explain their motivation.
I too never let anyone install batteries. These were Chevrolets with the mounting clamp at the bottom which causes no problem with over tightening. The batteries had internal problems that caused them to cook out electrolyte.