i need to find a new 6 volt battery for a 51 ford tudor. any ideas on where to get one? called all the local auto parts stores. i'm going to try the lawnmower place tomorrow. i'm going to swich to 12 volts but, with so many other things to do i'm going to let the price of the battery determine whether it gets done sooner or later.
In my garage. Just switched to 12 volt and have a good six volt I cant give away. Don't want to scrap it.
Just got one at autozone. no idea if it's the correct measurements for a Ford battery box, but it was on the shelf, in stock. around $59
I had an AutoZone 6v when I was first up and running. It was OK but only lasted a year. I would spring for an Optima if you're serious about staying 6v.
ya the autozone ones suck. im looking for a good one to replace the autozone battery. mine only lasted a little over a year too..
Advance Auto has them too. Farm and Truck battery. Wrong size for my Hudson but it would fit in the spot and crank the car. If you need one of those long skinny ones, though, you need to get a Hemmings Motor News and order one up from somebody. Wal-mart is the only place that I know used to have them, that dropped them, which they did about 2-3 years ago. Just long enough that some of the catalogs on their shelf still list one.
I brought a new one this summer for the T at Farm and Fleet off the shelf. They only had them in their brand name. I went to tractor supply first and was suprised they didn't have any on the shelf. I've been looking around but no one seems to carry them in stock anymore. I could use one about an inch shorter.
I had the same problem with my '51 ford. I went to all the local places, and all they had were Group 1 batteries (too small for a flathead). So I bit the bullet for an Optima. 880 CCA. Best thing I ever did. I found one on the demon e-Bay for $157 includng shipping. Love it. Just make sure you mount it correctly. Denny
Lots of poor 6 V starting can be traced to two things . Too small of cable size and a battery without enough amperage capacty.
Rural King has all shapes and sizes of 6V batteries, from small to big if you have one in your area...
Long skinny ones at Interstate Battery, $115ish, good batteries IMO. Had an autozone which didn't have enough CCA to attempt to start the car.
I run the Optima, Awesomo... but expensive and not real retro looking. Truely the best 6v I've used on any of the 6vs I have.
Just for information's sake, the 3EE 12V battery is the old-style long skinny battery commonly used in forklifts, etc. Most sources for batteries stock them. I had one in my old 23T roadster pickup.
That's what is great about these batteries, since they are maintenance free you can mount them sideways and upside down. Under the dash or under the seat. But if you are going to put it any distance from the engine use some fat cables.
Go to Battery Plus and get an Optema. Has no acid, lots of power and no hastle. Can go any where, and you can lay it on its side if you want.
NAPA part number 7200 and 7244. They are both group one 6 volt but the 7244 has more cranking amps. A little tip when buying a battery is to look at the little sticker on the side of the battery case that has a letter and a number. That is the mfg date. It will tell you if the battery has been sitting on a warehouse shelf for awhile. Recently mfg. battery should read something like G8 or H8. Not so much a problem with common group size 12 volt batteries as inventory turns pretty quick but sometimes those 6 volts can sit half a year before being sold.
My vote goes to Optima (and the retro cover for it). I have had a 6V optima for over 10 years and still going strong. $150 over ten years is pretty reasonable. And it keeps on going and going like a certain bunny.
Just picked up a Deka group 1 6v today for my '54 Bel Air. 625cca for $62. http://www.eastpenn-deka.com/default.aspx?pageid=843
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