The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/index.php)
-   The 1967 - 1972 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/forumdisplay.php?f=3)
-   -   Optimas in the cold? (https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=37107)

Chevy409 01-20-2003 01:28 PM

Optimas in the cold?
 
I've got an optima battery in the '72 (which is covered outdoors for the winter :whine: ) and temperatures at night now are around -20 degrees. Will an optima freeze and go bad like a traditional battery would, or will it be ok left in the truck? Thanks much.

sniper2321 01-20-2003 02:10 PM

check there site i have a budy that works for the army and they use them in alaska and it gets down to the -50 or low in some parts and he said that there was only one problem with one it had a crack in it

dubie 01-20-2003 02:54 PM

if you're worried about it, why don't you just get a battery blanket for it or surround it with fiberglass insulation for the winter. It will help it from freezing. I ran my 72 for a couple winters and I wrapped a battery blanket around it just to ease on the starting in -50 weather up here


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 05:44 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com