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Re: bizarre electrical problem (kinda urgent)
Historical mailing list - DAN WILKIN
Sat, 24 Feb 2001 08:26:40 -0800
sounds like a bad connection to me (battery). Do you have ""clamp on" battery cable ends?? sometimes these will corrode badly ...... in the past...
Re: electrical weirdness after 2nd battery install......
Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
Mon, 12 May 2008 09:53:42 -0700
...battery. > > > the aux battery directly feeds the wire to the fridge that goes > > > through the > > > b pillar fuse box and a new cable that...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 19:25:22 +0000
I did read somewhere that low voltage could ruin starters and I suspected my + cable from the battery. It doesn't look great either...
Watch Out For Pricing On eBay was eBay Professor for Vanagon parts ...
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:32:11 -0700
...I found a local supplier for my battery, battery case, and custom cables by searching the Internet but not on eBay. A good example...
Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:14:34 -0500
...You could measure the key-off drain on your battery. Make sure everything is shut off, then disconnect the negative cable at the battery...
Re: delayed start
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 2 Jan 2001 22:22:42 EST
I would think this has more to do with the condition of the battery, connections of wires, condition of starter and bushing than the...
Re: HELP! EV is trying to kill my wife......
Historical mailing list
Mon, 29 Apr 1996 07:06:59 -0500 (EST)
...The easiest to check would be the ground cable at the battery...check both ends. If you have some 14 gauge wire...run a...
Ground strap from out of nowhere
Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
Tue, 11 Nov 1997 12:16:36 -0800
...Apparently, the PO had someone install this battery cable-looking-thing to the transmission. Browsing through vanagon.com, I found a bulletin about installing...
Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 3 Feb 2003 19:19:21 -0800
...to move the main battery to the rear of the van so there isn't 10 miles of cable to run all that current...
charging aux battery: too much of a good thing?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:11:51 -0700
...I could slow down the charging rate by switching to longer and thinner battery cables but this would not drop the voltage much after...
Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:02:34 -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...
Dead electrical system problems - asking help
Historical mailing list - Klaus Hahn
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 13:41:43 -0800
...Our first thought was that the battery had discharged, but our battery charger says it is fully charged. It is a relatively new battery...
How to install 90A alt. on Vanagon diesel
Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:04:09 EDT
I wanted to upgrade my 65A alternator on my Westy diesel to 90A to help in recharging a second battery. I had a 90A...
Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:09:32 EST
...Time, Sglw@AOL.COM writes: > I then had to recharge my battery and it is under the passengers seat with > a > screwed on cover...
Re: Best place to locate headlight relays
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:46:35 +0200
...This gets its juice directly from the battery with a big cable that has an inline 50 amp fuse, in case something really crazy...
Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 12 Sep 2011 23:16:33 -0700
...Acr welding cable is typically battery cable size.. and welding stuff is usually made quite well. nothing jumped out at me in a quick...
Re: source for Aux. battery
Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
Fri, 21 Feb 1997 07:35:37 -0800
...form on the posts, connectors, or cables. There is virtually no hydrogen off-gas. Their deep-cycle battery is 56 amp hours, has marine...
Re: '85 Westfalia - 2nd battery ?????
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 22:06:33 -0500
...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: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:35:43 -0500
...Grounds and cables. A diesel vanagon with poor grounds and inferior cables won't start dependable no matter how many starters or batteries you...
Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 18:09:20 -0700
...in the lower right-hand corner (next to where the battery ground cable bolts to the chassis. This hole looks like there may have...
Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 14 Nov 2012 00:07:03 -0800
...When time and better economic circumstances prevail I will upgrade the starter cables along with the long awaited second battery and solar setup. Really...
Re: No start :-(
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 13:26:25 -1000
...if it does ..that says starter, battery and cables are good. Then you wonder about ignition switch and that wiring. if it does not...
Re: Interstate Batteries Researched & Purchased
Historical mailing list
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 10:05:20 -0800
...battery is not wired such that it will start the engine if the primary battery is dead. Of course you could use jumper cables...
pop-top battery
Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
Fri, 03 May 1996 18:43:49 -0600
...from the battery. The other cover is still halfway on, but not looking exceptionally happy about staying there. The negative cable was a little...
Re: Ignition Switch Installed - still no start
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 21:07:42 -0700
Well, I always look at the ground cables too. Once it was the problem and after I made a nice clean and flat ground...
Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 7 Mar 2008 12:11:02 -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: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:39:32 -0500
...at least upgrade the wiring from the alternator to the main battery cable. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon...
Re: Van-Cafe fuel-line firewall adapter
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Fri, 29 Oct 2010 11:53:50 -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...
It's back (just in time for 4th of July weekend).
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:05:39 -0400
...Just need to pull a nice new cable to the main battery to replace the old one. Aux battery is dead (minor current drain...
'64 Single Electric Blues of my own
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 5 Mar 1996 08:14:22 -0800 (PST)
...So I left the cables connected for a while thinking the battery just needed more charging. After letting it run on transfusion power, I...
Re: more ???? Re: Diesel alternator
Historical mailing list - andrew swingler
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 14:47:51 -0800
...Possibly for a starting battery that is not discharged completely. Try maintaining 13.8V while charging a completely discharged deep cycle battery, you'll...
82 turbo diesel westy questions
Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
Thu, 19 Oct 2000 12:50:00 -0400
...We know it needs a starter, battery, clutch cable, exhaust pipe to muffler, and 4 new tires just from looking at it. (the starter...
Re: Storing the vanagon for two months
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 21:02:58 -0400
...Disconnect the battery cable if the van won't be driven, otherwise the clock will run down your battery. Take out any food if...
Re: 2nd battery ??
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 26 Feb 2004 06:29:43 EST
...What route have you found to be the best to pass the 02 or 03 battery cable from the main battery to the aux...
Re: aux battery
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:07:07 -0600
I use a wheelchair battery (not even that good, a scooter battery) for the same reason. I'm careful about what I install so...
Re: removing ground strap bolt
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 21:56:49 -0500
...battery ground strap, too. That may have been good advice during the first 5 or 10 years, assuming no damage to the cables but...
Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:49:49 -0800
...we found the battery was missing and in its place was some debris of various sorts and the battery cables with the terminals still...
Re: I could use a little help
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 2 Jun 2010 22:57:38 -0400
...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: Finding a short
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Sat, 13 Jul 2019 17:03:28 +0000
...In the meantime, I attached a 4 AWG cable from the ground of the accessory battery (which is under the back seat) through the...
Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 2 Apr 2017 17:08:36 -0400
...jumper the main battery connection to the 50 terminal, which has the same effect as #2 if the alternator B+ cable is in good...
1.9 or 2.1 starter for a 2.1 in an 85
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:41:09 -0700
...miles on van ) and given that 85's have a smallish battery cable from batt to starter ................ ( particularily this factor ) which starter would be...
Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 9 Jul 2003 16:26:51 -0700
...I'm not talking about the battery >slot, but the space that is under the seat itself. Try it for yourself, >it's a...
Re: Cold Start
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:48:26 PDT
Bill writes jump-start how-to guilde: > > 3) A proper jump means several things, done correctly: > 3.1) The recipiant battery needs to have...
Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:17:09 +0000
...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: Having a problem with a starter
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 9 Aug 2006 13:01:03 -0400
Or, you could just hook a nice heavy jumper cable from the negative battery terminal to the body, and see if the cranking speeds...
Hot Crank Problem
Historical mailing list - Odyssey Stickers
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 23:56:03 +0000
...The lights were bright, meaning the battery wasn't dead. I got under neath with a screwdriver and jumped the starter over a few...
Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 11:04:23 -0400
...battery, I still bypassed that weak link by installing a new wire directly from the alternator to the starter using a pre-made cable...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 19:16:28 -0700
...the battery. I don't know if he has actually put one there. It would mean a much smaller run of cable to the...
Re: GoWesty's headlight upgrade kit
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 22:33:31 -0500
...The alternator is and the power goes from the alternator through a single wire to the battery cable post on the starter. Dennis -----Original...
Re: starter problems
Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
Thu, 22 Nov 2001 19:43:51 -0800
...I couldn't get myself to replace a perfectly good starter just because of a bad cable. So, i found a used battery cable...
Re: re-wiring harness
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 16:06:41 -0500
I think I'd start out by cleaning my ground cables on the battery, chasis to tranny, possibly adding an extra ground cable between...
Battery and alternator - generic auto electric
Historical mailing list - mordo
Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:02:14 -0400
...in cables or should I be > concerned about the alternator still? > > > Thanks one and all. I will test the alternator and battery at my...
FS: Digifant ECU and attached "Digitool"
Historical mailing list - Bruce Conway
Tue, 10 Apr 2001 09:05:46 -0500
...long cable so that it can be used from driver's seat-can monitor voltages at AFM, both temp sensors, oxygen sensor, battery, etc...
Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0,
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:55:56 -0800
...Last time that I used > welding cable for battery connections I used a crimping tool with copper > lugs for the starter end of the...
LEEANN, 85 will not start
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Mon, 28 May 2001 15:11:05 -0700
...the battery and the body that was not up to standard. Even the auto electricians did not find it. The ground cable to the...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - B Feddish
Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:28:38 -0400
...the battery. I > > don't know if he has actually put one there. It would mean a much smaller > > run of cable to the...
Re: Overheated wire junction on 1.9
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 14 Oct 2012 22:30:10 -0400
...My suggestion! #6 going from alternator to Batt positive cable on starter, A #8 from main battery to fuse-ignition switch. A #8 from...
Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Mon, 24 Sep 2007 20:14:41 -0400
...the place to start electrical checks is at the battery itself, not the alternator. check voltage across battery terminals with no load. then start...
Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Sat, 25 Mar 2017 21:40:43 -0400
...somewhere under the AC compressor? I can't > just follow the cable -- it was very brittle and pulled off in my hands > when I...
Re: Slow turnover when starting.
Historical mailing list - den jolliffe
Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:16:56 -0700
...I did jumper a fresh battery >> directly to the starter. > > > >>>> > Symptoms: >>>> > Turns over very slowly, sometimes stopping (or catching?) >>>> > Runs fine when started. >>>> > Battery...