Camping Canadian: New batteries for the 'Burban

March 13, 2016

New batteries for the 'Burban

My 1999 GMC Suburban K2500 6.5L diesel was really hard to start this winter, and a frayed block heater cable didn't help any. After replacing the block heater cable and dropping in the two new batteries from TSC everything is working MUCH better.

I put in two of these bad boys:

Size 34/78
Model: 778DT
CCA: 850
Reserve: 115
CA: 1020
Weight: 41lbs ea

Previously I had two Energizer batteries the previous owner purchased at Walmart. Never again!

1 comment:

Jack21 August 2017 at 07:59:00 GMT-4
I have the same car and coincidentally I have experienced the same issue. Thank you for helping me out by posting about these batteries. Will check them out asap!
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My intent by making this blog is to provide information for others who are interested in visiting and exploring the sites of former Cold War military facilities in Canada, and their surroundings.

My personal goal is to visit (and camp when possible) at all of the locations where the Pinetree Line stations were across Canada, and along the way visit the microwave repeaters, troposcatter repeaters, airstrips, and other supporting facilities. As a lot of these places are far from civilization, and often on the top of local hills or mountains, I hope to see the relatively the same view the men and women of the USAF and RCAF saw in from the 1950s to the 1980s.

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