It's dead Jim! My battery died :(

[PropDr]

How old was it?

less then two years

 

[ZBoater]

So I went out there to check the battery and the indicator is still red. For giggles I connected it to the Raptor, and it worked. Sync rebooted and there was life. But I noticed the dash lit up and will not turn off. I guess this is what the previous post mentioned about having the console harness disconnected. I didn't notice that the first time around. So this time I disconnected the battery (genius!)

If I can start the truck tomorrow and shift into gear, I'm driving to Sears to get a Diehard Platinum. I've read a million posts about AGM being the schnitz, Optima quality not being what it used to, yadda yadda yadda. I've had great experiences with Sears so I'm gonna give that a try. The video of the Diehard being shot in the dessert and still being able to start the truck sealed it for me. I'm an ad *****...

 

[PropDr]

Note: the sears platinum is manufactured by Enersys, and the Platinum is one of there best ever; to get just a modest improvement over this one you will have to spent a lot more money.
Note 2: I spend a lot of time researching batteries for my inverter set up on my RV.

 

[ZBoater]

DieHard Battery vs. The Bullet - YouTube

 

[M3ichael]

Couldn't help notice the Star Trek reference in the very first post.
Sounds like you got the battery advise covered. My advice to you "Live long and prosper."

 

[COBRA90GT]

You'll want this:

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f12/930-cca-die-hard-platinum-more-power-6803/

 

[PropDr]

You'll want this:

http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f12/930-cca-die-hard-platinum-more-power-6803/

It actually has now 950CCA

 

[ZBoater]

Yum.



They tested my old battery. Something about not showing a good charge blah blah. Yank it out. Don't mess with the battery.

 

[COBRA90GT]

^ Nice, good upgrade.

 

[ZBoater]

I'm ready for the light mods...