[DeTomaso] battery recommendation

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

If your ignition   system and starter are in good shape, you can get away 
with about any battery, as long as it'll spin the engine over. I use a 24-lb 
Costco battery sized for an MR-2 and a 19-year-old McLeod gear drive starter 
(6-1/2 lbs) to fire our 10-1/2:1 engine by the 3rd turn every time, hot or 
cold. If you have anything marginal in the starter or ignition systems, or 
if you use lots and lots of electrical accessories at low engine speeds where 
the alternator can't quite keep up, you'll need a bigger battery with 
higher capacity. FWIW- J Deryke


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