Rebeldryver's '65 Impala SS Black Betty

[SuperBuickGuy]

if it is the throw out, it's good to fix it early. Otherwise you can do what I did, ignore it and have to replace the pressure plate as well (and the clutch disk) because it wears the fingers off

[Scott Liggett]

if it is the throw out, it's good to fix it early. Otherwise you can do what I did, ignore it and have to replace the pressure plate as well (and the clutch disk) because it wears the fingers off

Been there. Done that.

[Scott Liggett]

At the car wash the car wouldn't start. Low battery juice. So I checked the cables at the battery. Positive cable terminal was broken. Wouldn't take a jump start even using vice grips holding it together. Even tried hot starting the car at the solenoid. Didn't work. Figured the starter was done in too. So, I push started it in reverse out of the car wash. It was down hill that way. Not a smart move considering the 2.70 reverse gear that is straight cut and made of aluminum. It fired but it was violent. Drove up to parts store in town. Did some testing there. Fixed battery terminal. Redid some battery cable ends in the trunk and up front. Fired instantly with no jump. Battery still had 12.80 volts through all this.

[Deaf Bob]

I would consider group 31, I believe it is called.. It is a large battery.. Merely bigger than a normal car battery..except the posts are 3/8 threaded steel.. 9/16 wrench on the nuts.. Not the huge 2 ft by 4 ft semi batteries
Use 2 in derby cars. 900-1000CCA..
Used to lose cables where they clamped at the clamps or the clamps (lead) would melt..
With these batteries, we have no more problems.. Over the road trucks use those in tandem for 24 volt starting systems.. We wire them to run 12..
If I remember, I'll snap a pic and email it to ya!

[TheSilverBuick]

31DT, best battery on the market regardless of the brand.

[Scott Liggett]

I would consider group 31, I believe it is called.. It is a large battery.. Merely bigger than a normal car battery..except the posts are 3/8 threaded steel.. 9/16 wrench on the nuts.. Not the huge 2 ft by 4 ft semi batteries
Use 2 in derby cars. 900-1000CCA..
Used to lose cables where they clamped at the clamps or the clamps (lead) would melt..
With these batteries, we have no more problems.. Over the road trucks use those in tandem for 24 volt starting systems.. We wire them to run 12..
If I remember, I'll snap a pic and email it to ya!

Thanks for the info. But, the battery is great. It's my wiring that sucked. The battery still had near 13 volts even though the cable terminal was broke. I have a much better one on there now.

[squirrel]

Did the big ground wire from engine to frame seem to help?

[Scott Liggett]

Did the big ground wire from engine to frame seem to help?

No answer to that. I had the negative battery cable connected to the bolts that held the battery box to the frame. When I reconnected the battery yesterday I was getting juice from the bolts to the box. Kind of sketchy. And scary. So I moved the negative cable to a different location yesterday as well.

[Scott Liggett]

I think I have fixed my starting problems. The car runs right at 14 volts, even heat soaked. I ran errands the last two in 99* temps and never had an issue.

[malc]

When my car gives me grief I berate it something wicked.
When it´s running well I´ve learned to keep my mouth shut.

[Dan Barlow]

Sweet !

i took a few pics of the car on the road trip to nebraska. Drove it 1853 miles.

I took these at a remote pony express station along hwy 50 in nevada.




some taken at bonneville on saturday.







a cool little general store in eureka, nv.

[Scott Liggett]

Thanks. I was wondering why your quote above says all my photos went missing. I looked and they are still there. They are still in the original message I posted. Strange.

[Deaf Bob]

I took a few pics of the car on the road trip to Nebraska. Drove it 1853 miles.

I took these at a remote Pony Express station along Hwy 50 in Nevada.




Some taken at Bonneville on Saturday.







A cool little General Store in Eureka, NV.

See if these come up missing too?
I see the other post is missing..

[Deaf Bob]

These came up!
Now I'm seeing blue squares and ? On them in Hoosier's post..
Strange indeed!

[68scott385]

See if these come up missing too?
I see the other post is missing..

I see them, fwiw.