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(N)everstart, carried by Advance Auto Parts is pretty much guaranteed to leak acid, and fail at the absolutely least convenient time, if that's what you're looking for.
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Some time ago, I started buying replacement batteries from the dealers of whatever car the battery is for.
Replaced every 3 years, whether it's still holding a charge or not.
Cheap insurance. Haven't been stuck miles from home because of a battery since.
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I don't hear too much about batteries, if I can pick one up a 3 year at Wal-Mart for $90 I figure I'm good to go.
I have heard alot about how unreliable aftermarket alternators are , the market is flooded with knockoff brands and its common to pick up a cheap one at your local parts store thinking they are selling something decent.
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Could also be bad grounding leads at the block.
When I do a battery retrofit like I just did... or rewire a trailer... I ground the crap out of everything at least twice. Never ever hurts to have lots and lots of cross grounding.
Honda ground wires are lighter than I like, but I am an overkill kinda guy.
Good luck... these are great little beaters. Paid $2700 for mine and treat her like a redheaded stepchild. Cheaper than an ATV. Yep, lots of stuff to check and this thread is giving me a good list of things to look at. On the CR-V, yeah, I love this little thing. Handles great, easy to get in and out of tight parking lots, decent mileage and it carries 95% of what I need carried. Been thinking about a new mid-size pickup but not a lot of inventory out there so like everything these days it's a seller's market. The car only has a bit over 123,000 miles on it and has been maintained regularly so I figure it's only about halfway through its expected life span. Lots cheaper to give it some TLC when needed and keep it going than buy even a lower mileage used pick up.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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I'd check at the brake lines while you got the hood up. Not sure what its like in Idaho, in the rust belt my 2003 CRV was already having brake lines rust and need replacing by 2010
Generally bullet proof car though, I had a 5 speed, which I was able to buy relatively on the cheap because few people want a CRV in a 5 speed. That V-TEC engine and 5 speed didn't give it much of a chance to have many problems.
I replaced the front calipers, alternator and some brake lines, that was it.
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Not sure about lousy batteries, but I've had good luck with Interstate from Costco.
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I have found NAPA batteries made by Johnson Controls to be absolutely worthless. Johnson CAN make some good batteries, but I believe NAPA has set the contract parameters just to the point where the battery intentionally fails within the warranty period, hooking the customer into coming back to claim a few bucks credit on the warranty...to repeat the cycle over and over. I am not a casual user, my son and I have about 20 pieces of equipment and commercial vehicles, we use a lot of batteries. Appreciate the real life experience as I need to replace a couple. Which brand(s) have you been happiest with? In the equipment that takes a lot of shock and vibration, surprisingly, plain old 48 month Interstate batteries have been very reliable for us. It's just an anecdote, but I had 4 group 31's in the excavator, they served about 5 years. I thought, well, they must be about wore out, I'll take the one with the highest voltage and put it in the forklift where it gave good service for three more years, I thought well, it's gotta be toast by now, but it load tested within specs, so I put in the diesel welder..where it resides today. I just checked the little punch out date tabs...I put that battery in service 9 years ago this June. But, it doesn't get very cold here, low teens Dec and Jan, rarely gets to zero.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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Not sure about lousy batteries, but I've had good luck with Interstate from Costco.
Costco has Interstate make a line just for them. I don't know about starting batteries, but for an example, check their golf cart batteries for RV's. They say Interstate but if you check the power storage, they're a fraction of what the better ones are from Interstate.
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It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.
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Les Schwab batteries are terrible.
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There are a few top battery brands out there. However, I've always been partial to Delco. Seems to last longest with least amount of trouble.
I have tested and installed thousands and thousands of batteries in my time.
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I’ve had good luck with the Duracell batteries from Sams club.
Made in USA.
Dave
�The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.� Lou Holtz
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I bought a Coast to Coast 20 buck battery, (sale price) that didn't last a year! 
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I've had good luck with batteries from Walmart and or Sam's.
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Crown batteries are made locally. Very few around here have a favorable view of them.
I've had good luck with Interstate, Walmart and Autozone batteries.
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Exide is the only supplier that I know of that got kicked out of Automotive OEM supply.
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There are only two battery manufacturers, just lots of different labels. Take your pick...
Brand/ Manufacturer
ACDelco / Johnson Controls
Advance Auto / Johnson Controls
AutoCraft / Johnson Controls
Autolite. / Exide
AutoZone / Johnson Controls
Bosch / Johnson Controls
Champion / Johnson Controls
Costco / Johnson Controls
Delco / Johnson Controls
Delco-Remy / Exide
DieHard. / Johnson Controls
Duralast / Johnson Controls
Duralast / Johnson Controls
Equalizer / Johnson Controls
EverStart / Exide or Johnson Controls
Firestone /Johnson Controls
Interstate /Johnson Controls
Marathon / Exide
Motorcraft / Johnson Controls
NAPA /Exide
Optima /Johnson Controls
Orbital /Exide
Pep Boys /Johnson Controls
Sears / Exide or Johnson Controls
Wal-Mart / Exide or Johnson Controls, Didn’t see “Renault” on that list, that was how the presumably OEM battery on my Nissan Frontier was marked. It only lasted 18mos/35,000 miles. Didn’t see “Super Start” on there either. That was the premium 3yr O’Reilly’s Auto Parts battery I replaced it with ($185 ouch!). It is marked “Made in Brazil”, maybe they still use virgin lead down there I dunno. Both times the first battery was dead in the morning my NOCO GB 70 jump starter fired the motor up instantly. Bought it based upon recommendations here.
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A pair of jumper cables walk into a bar.
Bartender says, "Okay, I'll serve you, but don't start anything!"
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There are only two battery manufacturers, just lots of different labels. Take your pick...
Brand/ Manufacturer
ACDelco / Johnson Controls
Advance Auto / Johnson Controls
AutoCraft / Johnson Controls
Autolite. / Exide
AutoZone / Johnson Controls
Bosch / Johnson Controls
Champion / Johnson Controls
Costco / Johnson Controls
Delco / Johnson Controls
Delco-Remy / Exide
DieHard. / Johnson Controls
Duralast / Johnson Controls
Duralast / Johnson Controls
Equalizer / Johnson Controls
EverStart / Exide or Johnson Controls
Firestone /Johnson Controls
Interstate /Johnson Controls
Marathon / Exide
Motorcraft / Johnson Controls
NAPA /Exide
Optima /Johnson Controls
Orbital /Exide
Pep Boys /Johnson Controls
Sears / Exide or Johnson Controls
Wal-Mart / Exide or Johnson Controls, Ever hear of Dekka? Look it up. East Penn Manufacturing.
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No corrosion, they cleaned everything well when the new battery was installed. It's rated for 500-750 cold crank amps and the Honda specs call for a 500 cca battery. ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/158821.jpg) That's exactly how my tractor looked but was very sluggish and at times would not even turn over. Mechanic bud stopped by to look -first statement was "corrosion". It was on the cables under where they meet the mounts. He cut about 1/2" cable off of both +/- sides and it's not been an issue since. A lot of folks don't realize that corrosion will run a long ways up the wire.
Paul
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I have a load tester and dc amp clamp that do a great job of telling me what's going on. Thelma tester is great for diagnosing battery health.
I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.
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