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Originally Posted by SCOTI

I read through all of these responses & this one sums it up fairly well.

Optimas sound like a standard battery..... or a set of tires, shocks, springs, women, beer, soda . . ..... What's great for one might not be so for another. How's that old quote go: "one mans trash is another mans treasure".

Probably easier next time to do a poll

Originally Posted by wwotr

Nothing like Diagnosing a problem over the Internet!

My problems started 4 weeks ago, when the Horn in my 72 GMC Fleetside Shortbed went off. Went down and "rapped" on the Steering wheel and it stopped.
5 minutes later, the same thing.
Went down and disconnected the plug from the Horn.
Back to sleep.
After 3 weeks the Truck started cranking over more slowly, until one morning...NOTHING.
I threw in a new Optima Yellow top Battery last Thursday.
Drove the Truck for half the day on Friday without any problems/hesitation in starting.
Go down this morning and BARELY a crank!
Taking it to my Mechanic in awhile.

My thought is that the Horn contacts in the Steering wheel are broken and touching/grounding out (but I'm no mechanic).

So I thought I'd get YOUR opinions to pass the time before I take it in.

Roger
"RATIKLE"

Sounds like a hot wire is trying to ground itself on something.