1966 Battery small block non air car

[Rick E.]

a couple of questions regarding a battery.

Where is the best place to get an acid filled delco "original" battery?

What do people soak the felt that goes over the positive post in?

Battery tender....is the a good tender out there that hooks up to "spring ring" cables....the ones I see in catalogs that have the knob on top to twist on and off don't seem to be compatable unless I'm missing something

thank you,
Rick

[John H.]

Re: 1966 Battery small block non air car

What do people soak the felt that goes over the positive post in?

Battery tender....is the a good tender out there that hooks up to "spring ring" cables....the ones I see in catalogs that have the knob on top to twist on and off don't seem to be compatable unless I'm missing something

thank you,
Rick

Rick -

The felt washer was saturated with hypoid gear lube.

By "battery tender", do you mean a battery disconnect switch? There are two versions for top-terminal batteries - one has the "green knob", and the other is a knife-type switch; both work fine with spring-ring cable ends. Paragon (and others) have them.

[Joe R.]

Re: 1966 Battery small block non air car

a couple of questions regarding a battery.

Where is the best place to get an acid filled delco "original" battery?

What do people soak the felt that goes over the positive post in?

Battery tender....is the a good tender out there that hooks up to "spring ring" cables....the ones I see in catalogs that have the knob on top to twist on and off don't seem to be compatable unless I'm missing something

thank you,
Rick

Rick,

You can get the battery disconnect at NAPA, I prefer the knife type because it gives a visual indication. Here's what I think is the best battery tender, since it desulfates and charges:

http://www.batteryminders.com/batter...nditio-p-16134.

By the way, you can get it cheaper elsewhere.

Joe