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You do know that on engines with intake pre-heaters or glow plugs you should not use starting fluid right? (boom)

Yeah, I've had an Optima battery blow up from an internal dead short. Their quality in the last 7 years took a turn for the worst. for about the same money as an Optima, you can get a group 31 Odyssey in "sears dress" (platinum marine sealed) I've had four Optima batteris die in unpredictable...

Like playing with plumbing in an old building, touch one thing two things break, and then the fun begins :). I believe the "electrical thing" in the picture you posted in the fuel heater - your location says Georgia... You may or may not want that part - may if you see cold below 0°F, may not...

Those might be part of the problem. Optima's don't have a lot of reserve capacity or Amp hours to work with... I did a comparison a while back in another thread. Your average Red-Top Group 34/78 (normal for a "car" battery), only has about 100 minutes reserve capacity - so loads like...

Just keep an eye on your start voltages. if you have to crank more than once, wait 10-15 second between cranks to both: cool your starter down let your batteries recover on cold days this lets the hot/warm air from the compression cycle heat-soak the cylinders The second point is an...

The big detail here is that Line-X is a vapor barrier, whereas Dura-black is not. Even with heavy priming, Dura-black will let water vapor through the membrane, if this finds steel or iron you will get rust. Kind of like the various morons who only primer their cars so that they get the flat...

You should be able to get one rebuilt by any reputable starter/alternator shop. I know a replacement armature (rotating assembly) costs about $50-60, and brush kits are around $10. It you haven't totally destroyed the starter that came with the truck, don't toss it - have it rebuilt. For...

Should be able to find it at any Napa parts store. Check this thread.