- Dec 3, 2011
- 369
Have a few concerns I am looking to address and wanted some feedback on my 05 TB LT w/I6
1. Truck sat for a week while I was away. Come back and battery is dead. No interior lights, not anything. This has not been the first time in 2 plus years the truck had to be jumped. All times were either my or my sons fault. With winter here and cold weather coming soon, I am going to bite the bullet and get a new battery either under pro-rated warranty or just pay for a new one. Question I have, has anyone been able to put in a larger heavy duty CCA battery, which may be larger/ into the same location and use the factory cover and hold down bolt and cross bar and so on?
2. I am thinking on putting on / using some terminal extentions on the side posts. I have seem some posts that also have slip on covers.
3. I have noticed recently that the truck and lights are usually fine, but more and more, while driving at night, when i take my foot off the gas, and the engine RPMs start to drop, the lights will dimm slightly for a brief moment and come back up. With 200k miles and the age, I am thinking a new alternator would be prudnet a the same time.
Thoughts?
1. Truck sat for a week while I was away. Come back and battery is dead. No interior lights, not anything. This has not been the first time in 2 plus years the truck had to be jumped. All times were either my or my sons fault. With winter here and cold weather coming soon, I am going to bite the bullet and get a new battery either under pro-rated warranty or just pay for a new one. Question I have, has anyone been able to put in a larger heavy duty CCA battery, which may be larger/ into the same location and use the factory cover and hold down bolt and cross bar and so on?
2. I am thinking on putting on / using some terminal extentions on the side posts. I have seem some posts that also have slip on covers.
3. I have noticed recently that the truck and lights are usually fine, but more and more, while driving at night, when i take my foot off the gas, and the engine RPMs start to drop, the lights will dimm slightly for a brief moment and come back up. With 200k miles and the age, I am thinking a new alternator would be prudnet a the same time.
Thoughts?