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Second Battery Under Rear Seat
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Thu, 28 Dec 2000 10:31:11 -0500
I am thinking of adding a second Group 41 battery under the rear seat. The simplest wiring arrangement would be used. I would run...
dual battery relay
Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
Fri, 22 Nov 2002 12:57:29 -0500
...First, the dual battery set-up. It looks largely complete, but there's definitely no voltage at the cables, engine running or not. Also...
Re: Alternators correction!
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 9 Apr 2020 13:57:30 -0700
...Mark David Beierl wrote: >> >> Alternator 14.39 >>> Battery 13.91 >> >> > That's more drop than you want to see in the cable. > > Yrs, > d >
Re: Second Battery for Westy
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Thu, 4 Sep 1997 12:27:58 -0700
...battery. >I want to put in a second battery, but I am not sure how to go about it. >I want the battery to...
Re: Leaking starting battery
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:24:37 -0700
...By putting the meter between the battery + post and the disconnected - battery cable, there is no path for current to flow: it will not...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:16:29 -0700
...diesel vanagon, there is a clip that holds the hot positive battery cable to the top of the battery box near the coolant pressure...
Battery Box Lid Question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 00:11:21 EDT
...and cut one of the battery cables. With the four screws or bolts in place holding my battery lid down in the westy It...
radiator fan
Historical mailing list - Deborah Walters
Sun, 23 Jun 2002 10:17:09 -0400
My radiator fan is locked in an on position, it drained my battery last night, and when I connected jumper cables to my auxilarry...
Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:25:17 -0500
...For years > I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the > pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:24:56 -0500
...Another wire from the alternator to the battery cable and then another from the battery to the fuse box will do wonders for all...
Westy battery cable
Historical mailing list - Ian Heier
Tue, 25 Feb 2003 02:36:30 -0500
...I'd like to replace the entire positive battery cable but it seems to be a VW only item since it's really long...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Mon, 27 Jun 2016 21:22:24 +0000
...If it is not drawing more current > > and the voltage still falls you have a restriction either in the cable > > or the battery. If...
Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
Mon, 8 Dec 2003 20:22:40 EST
I apologise about the caps lock, but I have drained my battery twice in the past few months. The first time I bought one...
notebook computers, inverters, and Internet access on the road
Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:48:26 +0800
...BUT THE CABLE WAS "NOT YET AVAILABLE". We already had the digital camera, so that was easy! The van needed a new battery so...
Reply to Second batteries..
Historical mailing list
Wed, 13 Apr 94 09:31:19 -0400
...The basic installation requires a battery isolator, a cable to the primary battery, and a nice high-gauge line to ground. The next level...
Re: Runaway Starters and Kill Switches
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 1 Nov 2013 23:30:41 -0700
...passenger seat moved forward, access the battery box, apply a wrench- > and remove the cable from the battery post - which all seems an > interminable...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:42:55 -0500
I assume you connected the negative cable from fresh batter to a clean point at frame (?) Are the ground straps in good shape? Is...
Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 4 Sep 2006 22:38:30 -0400
...It came with two detachable cables, one for the lighter and one going straight to the battery. I called Xantrex (the company that makes...
Re: Second battery, the story on relays.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:16:29 -0700
...Many times I had to "help it along" by connecting them with jumper cables. I recently replace it with a common RV style battery...
Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
Historical mailing list
Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:01:49 +0000
...For years >>> I've always had a struggle when dropping the group 41 battery past the >>> pos-neg cables and have banged-up the...
Re: Battery cable question
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:07:09 -0500
Max Wellhouse wrote: > Anybody put di-electric grease on these nice shinny cleaned > connections, or is that not proper? I didn't when I...
Re: hardwire jumping a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - dr
Fri, 27 Sep 2002 06:05:29 -0400
...battery on my 1986 Westy while I was camping. > Getting it restarted (jumped) was a piece of cake. I simply connected my > jumper cables...
Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 17:58:40 -0700
...I don't see any > battery cables, however, just the relay and some wiring. > > Can anyone confirm that this is the relay for isolating...
Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 9 Jun 2013 18:56:24 -0500
...I think my dad had a battery removal strap but no idea > > what happened to it. Maybe I will go get strap and battery...
not recharging / DEAD battery
Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:34:41 -0800
...i am pretty sure the battery is relatively new (no more than a year old) the ground cable looks bad... not on the terminal...
Re: Question on Surepower 1315 Install
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 03:29:15 -0500
...on top > where the two batteries connect? Right angle insulators for battery cables that bolt to studs like this do exist in the world...
Re: Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:30:57 -0700
...I wanted to run new battery cable to alt, but Bently says you |have |to remove the gas tank to do this properly. Is...
Re: Aux battery access woes
Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:49:38 -0400
...There's a model Chevy car that has the battery in the DS front wheel well. Battery placement isn't a major worry for...
Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 18:08:33 -0700
...check out welding supply places or sites. >>> Acr welding cable is typically battery cable size.. >>> and welding stuff is usually made quite well. >>> nothing...
Re: Any hints on installing Sirius Sat Radio in Westy?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 16:06:54 -0400
...Route the cable through the cable gap, under the carpet, under the drivers seat. You'll probably want to remove the battery for this...
Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:42:00 -0800
...However, the > battery switches you're looking at aren't specifying #4 cable -- > they're specifying 4/0 cable to meet the same spec...
so I had to ask
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 12:49:40 -0800
...Overnight Battery Drain The 'dead battery overnight' problem can get very elusive. Try this one (never solved). After an engine replacement in my '85...
Jump-Starting (ie: booster cables) and Fuel Injection
Historical mailing list - Douglas Taylor
Mon, 21 Jun 1999 23:53:41 -0400
I recall dire warnings against battery boosting (and even battery charging) the fuel injected Type III's and IV's that used that beastly...
Re: Fw: aux battery
Historical mailing list - David Johnson
Mon, 10 May 2004 20:02:19 -0700
...to put the rubber gromets on the battery cable before running under the van from one battery to the other. Anyway good luck... I...
Re: van won't go
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:49:27 -0600
If a battery is completely dead and has been dead for some time it may not accept charge at first. Often booster cable are...
Re: Multi Conductor Shielded Automotive Wire Temperature Rating
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Wed, 10 Jan 2018 12:48:35 -0800
...http://www.bandc.aero/grounding-supplies-battery-cables.aspx The big camping battery is inside the sink cabinet, a few inches away since I...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 15:47:13 -0700
...replacing the main battery cable is not 'that possible' and isn't likely to be a problem .. the ends of it yes, but not...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 20:25:37 +0000
...If it > is not drawing more current and the voltage still falls you have a > restriction either in the cable or the battery. If...
Re: Portable Jump Starter
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 8 Nov 2000 10:17:05 -0800
...personally, I think having a good set of jumper cables inside the van, buying quality name brand batteries, and replacing your starter battery BEFORE...
Re: Finding a slow battery drain
Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
Mon, 14 Feb 2000 19:01:45 -0500
...battery drain >It's easy to find, >1 Disconnect your negative lead on your battery >2 Put a cheap test light between the cable...
Westy auxiliary battery setup
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 1995 23:52:51 -0800
...Voltage across the primary battery is fine. Possible causes: cable length between alternator and aux battery, voltage drop across the X-switch, insufficient alt...
Re: [A] FI problem, [Q] where to get a starter
Historical mailing list
Sat, 15 Jul 1995 01:14:04 -0400
...Are the Battery Cable connections (and cables) in good shape? Connections (all) at the starter? Clean? 2. How about that Ground Strap between the...
Re: Getting wires to...
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 23 May 2003 16:16:46 -0400
...wires from the battery up front to power a radio transciever...actually, I'm thinking of making the ground 10-ga. and tying all...
Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:11:08 -0700
...battery. Loren- Yup it's a weekender. And nope, nothing attached as far as I can see. It was just the standard two cables...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:56:56 -0800
...My auxiliary system has already cost me a bundle (solar panel charge controller, battery, cable, Sure Power 1315 seperator, fuse panel, trickle charger, battery...
Re: 91 Vanagon Manual - slow cranking....
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 8 Dec 2010 00:00:29 -0700
...Still not great - most of my loss is |coming in the cable that goes from battery neg to ground in the battery |box. I...
Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
Tue, 5 Sep 2006 11:10:38 -0400
...I've run it alternately on the lighter or on the socket connected to my spare battery. It also has an annoying quirk. It...
Entertainment System upgrade
Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:41:40 -0800
...It will be installed on cable that connects the auxiliary battery to the main battery when the engine is running to cover the small...
Re: What Goes Where
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Mon, 31 Dec 2012 18:48:28 -0600
...There is a spot for it between the battery cover and the door post itself. His kit comes with battery cables with the male...
Re: CV Boots, accel & clutch cables
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Jan 1995 14:31:43 -0800
...5.0 Replace ground straps and primary electrical cables to/from battery as needed. This is an excellent point. There *IS* a piece of...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:09:04 -0700
...41 starting battery into the battery box today.� Wow, extremely tight fit.� With the hoses for gas and the cables, the battery is almost...
Re: (was) I could use a little help - jump starters
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 12:17:49 -0400
...Vanagons are specified for a 500 CCA battery, which is to say that at (0C? 0F?) the battery will supply five hundred amps for...
Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:23:36 -0700
...check out welding supply places or sites. >> Acr welding cable is typically battery cable size.. >> and welding stuff is usually made quite well. >> nothing...
Gauges and stuff
Historical mailing list
Thu, 6 Jul 1995 23:32:02 -0700
...dead battery in there, but disconnected its ground. It's still connected to my alternator-switched relay though so that the positive cable is...
Re: Battery went dead
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 20:05:09 -0500
...When you put the new battery back in, use a piece of nylon webbing wrapped around the battery like a strap to lower it...
Fuel Tank flush
Historical mailing list - paul gordon
Mon, 8 Aug 2011 16:35:14 -0400
...When installing the power cable to a new battery #2 and 1315, I inadvertently knocked off one of the vent grommets on the top...
Re: not recharging / DEAD battery
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:51:23 -0500
...i am pretty sure > the battery is relatively new (no more than a year old) > the ground cable looks bad... not on the terminal...
Re: I could use a little help
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 07:28:51 -0700
...I reckon it depends on whether you are using the jumper cables to put a charge into the other car's depleted battery, or...
Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:13:20 -0500
...When soldering battery cables I use a > >propane torch with a slightly smaller tip. Hotter and faster (more energy per > >unit time) means you...
RE: deep cycle battery
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Mon, 06 May 1996 10:15:00 -0700 (PDT)
...m seriously considering moving the battery back there, to the right of the engine, and wire heavy cables directly to the + terminal of the...