ALL RIGHT! Everything works. alternator charges and key works every single time.
the only thing that does not work is the battery. over the course of the engine swap and charging, dying, charging, dying, etc. it is dead. going to get a marine deep cycle battery for it instead
Just get a good battery. Why waste money on a deep cycle? They arent really designed for starting cars. Deep cycle is for depth finders and trolling motors. In your climate a 650 cca battery is all you need.
The marine cranking batteries are no different than a car battery. Different labels. I sold a lot of batteries in the past. And dont be running out and dropping good money on an optima or some other crap like that.