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Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Wed, 8 Jul 2015 21:44:06 -0500
...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!) > > sure sounds like a lot of hassle. > All I have done for YEARS is ask for a battery...
Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
Historical mailing list - Erik Lundberg
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:56:01 -0800
I'm by no means a battery expert, but I've always used voltage readings to determine how much charge a battery has. After...
Re: Bosch Group 41 Battery under $100
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 30 Sep 2019 23:43:45 +0000
Excellent post, Jack. My house battery and my starter battery are both good old Group 41. Starter battery was replaced about 4 years ago...
Re: 'Battery Guard' on sale this week
Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:32:37 -0400
If this thing shuts off power to your vehicle from the battery wouldn't that leave you having to reset your clock all the...
Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Fri, 16 Jul 2004 19:33:18 -0500
...I put an couple of auxilary batterys (deep cycle) in my westy, fed by a relay which isolates them from the starting battery, and...
Re: GoWesty Aux Battery
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Fri, 29 Nov 2013 06:08:48 -0700
...The battery charger can be connected to the house > > battery and also charge the chassis battery when connected to "shore" > > power. The really good...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:42:33 -0700
...Battery Location As others have pointed out there is room and a place for a starting battery in the engine compartment, that's where...
Re: Primary Battery Removal: How to?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 25 Oct 1996 18:38:06 -0400
...The battery just barely sits inside the comparment. There is no handle on the battery, and nothing to grab on top but the posts...
Re: battery explosion
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Sun, 9 May 1999 10:56:48 -0700
At 1:33 PM 5/9/99, EMZ wrote: > A battery under normal conditions gives off a very small amount >of Hydrogen. Under strain...
Re: New battery is dead
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Mon, 1 Sep 2008 14:46:29 -0700
...Do I have a short? Has anyone encountered this before? The battery is new and was tested at the Interstate battery dealer when I...
Re: Puzzle - strange
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:41:54 -0800
It is common for someone to have added an aux battery and then wired it to run the kitchen. The aux battery gets charged...
Re: Battery Charger Sizing (Amperage) Woe and Warning (?)
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sat, 3 Aug 2013 13:10:34 -0500
In my experience sulfated plates are caused by discharging a battery too far & the longer the battery remains discharged the more sulfated the plates...
Re: Fiamma and Aux Battery Kits, in Canada
Historical mailing list - Andrew Graydon
Thu, 11 Jul 2013 17:41:57 -0400
...I went with; Components * 38ah AGM battery (similar to Werker battery) * 4 gauge wire from starting battery (on a diesel this is in the...
Re: Battery venting, etc. (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sat, 13 Jun 1998 18:56:25 -0700
I guess the warranties in MASS are not as good as those in CA, cause Optima gave me a new battery even though my...
Re: removing battery
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:06:28 -0800
...The battery post > clamp strap is the best way and if you can't find one and > you do > manage to get the battery...
Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
Historical mailing list - George Chapman
Mon, 5 Apr 1999 15:52:00 -0700
...The "deeper" a deep-cycle battery is discharged (below 50% discharge, in general) in each cycle, the shorter the overall battery life. In determining...
Aux Battery system, volts escaping to ground!
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 19:25:58 -0400
I have reinstalled my aux battery system, with my starting battery as my aux and a new starting battery. However, trouble is on the...
Re: My Westy abandoned me for the second time this year :(
Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:50:40 -0400
Check the voltage AT THE BATTERY while the starter is turning. Once when I had a weak battery the starter would turn the engine...
Re: Removing and Replacing Battery
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Fri, 7 Jun 2013 10:00:39 -0600
Your FLAPS will also likekly have the battery remover strap. It has devices on the ends of a strap that slide down over the...
Re: vanagon.com aux battery
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:49:54 -0400
Not to throw yet another aux battery hookup configuration into the pot, but I expect to have (in about a month) genuine Hella dual...
Re: 2nd Battery
Historical mailing list - Karl
Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:09:06 -0800
...I use this battery separator with a battery same > as the main under the driver seat. Works very well for years now... > > https://www...
Re: battery powered block heaters?
Historical mailing list - JM/CO
Sat, 4 Oct 2003 21:18:54 -0400
...Such a thing would be sure to kill the battery in short order. The only type I have ever seen are powered by 117...
Re: OEM battery specs
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:14:06 -0400
Standard battery is a Group 41 battery. A Group 91 is the same physical dimensions with slightly better specs. On Apr 11, 2007, at...
Better than the Optima:Odyssey
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 23:37:08 -0700
http://www.batterymart.com/battery.mv?p=ODY-PC925MJT Nice price: $105.00 and an onboard charger: http://www.batterymart.com/battery.mv?p...
battery hold down
Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
Sat, 20 Aug 2005 08:30:26 -0400
On my 84 vanagon their's a battery hold down that bolts to the seat tower to hold the battery. I want to add...
Re: 1991 vanagon - Sizing and location for aux to main battery wire
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Thu, 10 Oct 2013 16:01:36 -0600
...I ran another length of that from the Surepower 1315 battery separator that sits in the main battery box, out and down the vent...
Re: Where is the best place for battery cut-out relay?
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Thu, 9 Apr 1998 08:35:10 -0700
The factory battery cut-out relay is located under the driver's seat in my 87 syncro Westy. As wired from the factory, this...
Re: Auxiliary battery recommendations
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Jun 2016 22:12:08 -0400
In my opinion the best bang for the buck is to use the standard group 41 starting battery and if possible take advantage of...
Re: SurePower Battery Searator NOT Isolator!
Historical mailing list - Adam Thacker
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 10:55:11 -0400
I believe it can use the aux battery. Here is a doc that Surepower sent to me and on the second paragraph it states...
Re: Westy battery indicator light below sink
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 28 Nov 2006 13:54:25 -0800
Concerning the indicator lights, have you checked the battery voltage with a digital meter? If the voltage is OK, there is an adjustment that...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 13:42:39 -0400
...1) You charge your aux battery with an external charger to (say) 13.5 volts, but your vehicle battery is at 12.9. Start...
Re: Modification, Battery box, bottom
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 8 Feb 2017 16:47:30 -0800
...Modification, Battery box, bottom Have you seen the battery boxes I built into my previous Syncro? I cut out the original boxes and fabricated...
Re: Second battery
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Fri, 8 Jul 2005 08:55:43 -0700
>Hi Paul, I installed a second battery last year and did buy a >separator but installed the battery while on-the-road and just...
Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
Historical mailing list - Todd Brown
Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700
...Fully-charged battery for alternator install? I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully-charged battery when installing a new alternator. I...
Large Wire from Battery to Starter
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 12:31:36 -0400
Does the large wire that runs from the battery to the starter have a fusible link built into it, or is it just large...
Re: Best replacement battery for my Westy?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 23:00:54 -0400
...Best replacement battery for my Westy? The battery in my Westy has hit the skids. What is the best replacement battery with the most...
Re: Switiching accessorys from main battery to auxilary battery?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:01:25 -0400
...I put an couple of auxilary >batterys (deep cycle) in my westy, fed by a relay which isolates them >from the starting battery, and...
Re: Sealed starting battery for Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:35:39 -0400
This is not an AGM or spill proof battery. It is a conventional battery sealed enough so it should not need watering for its...
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:02:16 -0700
...Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge? > That certainly wouldn't cause a "Short". > > I once had a battery clamp that...
Re: Inverter converter/charge system for $500-1000 ??
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 5 Jan 2006 09:35:35 -0800
...Most of them use an internal 12 volt > sealed battery. Remove the battery and connect to your 2nd battery. You > now have an inverter...
Re: extracting an impacted battery
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Feb 95 13:56:44 PST
>> >>We recently had to replace the main battery on our '81 Camper (under the >> .... >>tearing up our fingers and producing a variety of expletives...
Re: battery removal
Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 04:52:36 -0500
Davidson wrote: > > I looking at my starter battery and wondering how I am going to get it out > once I find a sealed battery...
Re: Overhead Westy light
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:53:55 -0700
I am curious whether you ever thoroughly checked during darkness to see what would work and not work with just one battery and then...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:06:08 -0400
...The current travels from the battery through the negative terminal to the chassis and from the starter to the battery through the cable from...
Re: Aux battery kit from Bus Depot (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
Thu, 4 Nov 1999 05:31:23 -0800
...Are you saying that only those electrical items specifically wired or rewired to the new aux battery can be run off of it while...
Re: Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?)
Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
Fri, 9 Aug 2002 16:11:01 -0700
...Optima Battery Question (cutting terminal posts?) I have experience cutting battery posts. I cut the posts off a little on another battery that did...
Re: 12V accessories from 120V shore power
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:54:53 -0800
My first thought is to run your 12V appliances off your aux battery, and keep that battery happy with a good "smart" battery charger...
Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:10:11 -0700
I'm willing to learn -- how can a battery clamp cause a battery to discharge because the bolt has squozed the two halves together...
Auxiliary battery recommendations
Historical mailing list - Andre Fiedler
Tue, 31 May 2016 22:33:22 -0600
The auxiliary battery in my Westy no longer seems to be holding a charge. Any suggestions as to what is the largest deep cycle...
Re: Aux Battery: Life span of charged battery
Historical mailing list - thowland
Mon, 4 May 1998 07:38:32 -0800
> Last fall I installed a deep cycle 32amp/hr wheelchair battery as an > auaillary for my '84 westy. I have it wired through the...
portable coolers and installing a auxillary battery
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 18:26:11 EDT
...I bought a brand new stock size lead-acid battery and replaced the original battery under the passenger seat. I then put the still...
Re: Aux. Battery-Stereo Amp question
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:01:00 -0700
Mark Cumnock <kayakwesty@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > The Aux Battery will be directly wired to the inverter,mounted behind the > driver seat on the cabinet...
Re: Large Wire from Battery to Starter
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Wed, 5 Apr 2000 12:01:17 -0700
...You don't need a larger battery for starting, the stock battery is more than adequate 2. you will have to securely fasten the...
Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
Historical mailing list - PSavage
Thu, 15 Nov 2001 15:42:43 -0800
...If you like, put the new battery in the main battery position and > use your old one for the aux battery. I use this...
Re: battery question
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 14:23:58 -0700
...Put the frig on battery for the drive up hoping to get a air flow current started. >>>>> >>>>> It didn't seem cold when I...
Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery! (UPDATE!)
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Thu, 9 Jul 2015 12:57:10 -0700
...I use a nylon strap to lower and raise the battery. Wrapped around the middle of the battery and tied in a knot, it...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:12:02 -0400
You need to check the battery voltage at the battery and at the starter while cranking. This will tell you if you have a...
battery info requested
Historical mailing list
Tue, 4 Jul 1995 10:58:08 -0700
Years back, there was a TV ad for a battery which had a special reserve (almost like a second battery within a battery) capability...
Re: '97 Furnace and Battery
Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
Fri, 20 Mar 1998 07:54:57 -0600
Congratulations on your '97 Eurovan purchase! Hope your house battery was just low, and needed charging and the problem is now past history. When...
Re: optima the one for starting battery?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 21 Aug 2005 07:54:53 -0700
...Their stated battery policy even covers no receipt, using the battery date code as the warranty date if you don't have a receipt...