On your recent tube you put down Optima batteries. I have installed batteries at Advance AP for 12 yrs.and found the Johmson control units to be great. I put a red top in my 99 Camaro in 2010 and it is still going strong. I have installed 2 more in other vehiclesof mine, {black}:nonoise: no problems except to check terminals on ocation. (Their claim to have twice the life of acid is true)I do use optima maintainers when cars may sit for a longer time and they are great too. Only ran across one incident when we got a red top in from another store and we checked it before install, it called for a charge but recorded as a good battery on the store machine(good equipment) customer never back yet. I have heard of shocking old ones back to life, not sure how. One of my other Red Tops now has 7 years on it, still makes it through Indiana winters no hassle!
If you do an internet search using terms such as "optima battery failure" you'll find quite a few stories of those batteries failing prematurely.
Will check on that, uu know Larry Tobias, had parts store in North Manshester IN.
P S found a good battery supplier in Ohio. Had a sealed unit for my 75 Honda 360 motorcycle. No core charge and quick shipment
Look up HI Tech batteries on line
Not a relation as far as I know. I only get a little over 3 years out of a battery due to high underhood temperatures (a known issue with my vehicle).
U must have a Rambler dragster! Closest I got was a 64 Willys overerland wagon I had in high school
Actually my daily use vehicle is a Saab 9000 turbo. (My Ramblers at this point are weekend toys.) It's been a reliable and durable car but the high temperatures under the hood cook a battery after a few years - generally just long enough that the WalMart 3-year free exchange expires.