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Re: More 1.9l Starter Questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 14:28:47 -0400
At 13:27 10/5/2000, Jay L Snyder wrote: >(battery to starter cable)? Why does Kennedy Engineering Products say you >have to buy...
Re: (NVC) BCI group size question
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 7 Aug 2002 21:58:37 -0400
...My Honda takes an R battery. It's usually just an issue of convenient cable routing. _ _ __ _ _ _| | | | David M. Brodbeck (N8SRE) Ypsilanti, MI / _` | | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------- | (_| | |_| | | | @ cyberspace.org...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:10:11 -0800
The high amperage combiner is a good choice that allows the use of heavy cable. It's better than the standard Hella dual battery...
Re: Dynamic Solar Panel
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 22:03:14 -0400
...Think forklift battery cable. Of course you printer does not need that much power so why buy that big an inverter? I think your...
Re: Most miles on Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:46:07 -0800
...Keep the battery clean. Keep all the electrical terms clean with boot seals in order, particularly the main battery cables, both ends. Dirt and...
Re: Mouse Attack!
Historical mailing list - jimt
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:28:20 -0600
...the gasket around the sink drain pipe, the battery box vent area, the battery box cable entry if its grommet is worn, the shifter...
Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 01:55:09 -0400
...The permanent magnet motor and the gear reduction require much less current to get the job done so eve with the earlier battery cables...
Can't start
Historical mailing list - zolo
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 05:37:33 -0800
...to the starter, the battery is strong. I tested the starter out of the engine with the jumper cable and the solenoid clicked and...
Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:39:48 -0700
...get around to it, and > use jumper cables if I have starting issues. > > So a G48 battery also fits, but has higher capacity? Good...
Really WEIRD electrical quirk
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Mar 1997 17:32:14 +0000
...I made a critical error when reinstalling the starter of forgetting to put the battery cable on the starter, put merely the main switched...
Re: Welders/Welding
Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 17:55:14 EST
...on their Vans need to be sure & disconnect the negative cable from the battery to protect the ECM (computer) from power surges. Tom 83...
Re: Is the clock fused?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 26 Dec 2001 22:31:34 EST
...cable on the battery? alot easier, and more effective :<) chris
Re: Overnight Battery Drain
Historical mailing list - David Jaffe
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 09:32:45 -0800
...in series on your battery on either side (remove one battery cable, then go battery cable to Multimeter to battery terminal) and see what...
Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
Historical mailing list - Julian Burden
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 18:57:15 -0500
...Why would you want your running loads to come from the house > battery? The house battery is to run things when the engine isn...
Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:24:28 -0700
...battery system (I don't have a 2nd battery, but it appears that in addition to the stock positive cable on my battery there...
Battery changed now engine stumbles
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:44:46 -0400
...What gives? ...no other work done on it other than changing out the dying battery. ECU resetting itself? ANYWAY I will drive it 350...
What fuse would you use for this application?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sat, 11 Apr 2015 14:37:27 -0500
...I wired in an external 12 connector using an Anderson Powerpole connector set and battery cables. I took the negative from the diesel exhaust...
Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:26:26 -0600
...I put my MM between the + terminal on my new battery and the + cable. I then set my RadioShack MM to the notch marked...
Re: What's wrong with GoWesty's auxiliary battery kit?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Fri, 7 Jul 2017 10:38:15 -0400
...It is possible to run a 6-ga cable (with appropriate fuse!) from the main battery, under the floor and into the aux battery...
Re: '56 kombi - new security system
Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
Thu, 6 Apr 1995 16:46:43 -0700 (PDT)
...I didn't mess with the >battery cables, just wires under the dash and behind the front kick panel (does >'56 have kick panels...
Re: Voltage Drop - Less than 3% - 15 feet, 2/0, 150 Amps is on target
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:36:57 -0600
Someone on the list warned me to not use welding cable, but I don't remember why off hand. NAPA is another good source...
Re: Friday survey for Westy owners
Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
Fri, 11 May 2018 12:42:54 -0400
...the battery in there is a tight fit. The batty is a booger to get in & out with little room for the cables to...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:44:13 -0500
...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: Traveling with a Laptop, packing
Historical mailing list - A. Hurley
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 02:01:24 -0400
...I think I need a conversion cable from the serial cable to the mac. I can use a better way to have the laptop...
Re: deep cycle: best place to put? best size?
Historical mailing list - Geo
Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:24:54 -0700
...I do carry a 4' home-made jumper cable so I can use the + post on the aux to give the main battery a...
Engine Ground voltage drop under load, please help diagnose.
Historical mailing list - Christophe Guilbert
Sun, 11 Sep 2016 22:07:30 -0700
...My battery is new and read 12.6v . I have a new alternator which deliver 14V When the van idle I read 13.71V...
Goofy CB + Coolant LED Stuff! (sorta friday content)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:58:20 -0700
...DC fan cable was picking up RF from the coax cable! Is that goofy or what?? ;) Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco...
Re: Electric Problem Solved - I Hope
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:26:35 -0500
At 09:06 PM 1/5/2010, Kevin Gilbert wrote: >So, did cleaning the terminals and cables fix the problem, or did I >just...
Re: Starting problem
Historical mailing list
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:20:37 EST
...Be sure your electrical connections to your battery and the battery itself are up to par. Install the largest positive battery cable you possibly...
Re: Aux. Battery Works! Yay!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:40:25 -0400
...What a great surprise to see everything working, including the ignition - with the + battery cable disconnected! Now I can invest that money in poptop...
Re: Mulititude of questions (dash out now...)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Jul 2009 19:06:32 -0700
re Anyway now that I'm in there I noticed that the cable that operates the right side defroster vent was broke off where...
Can you charge a battery that is still in the vehicle? (Was: Cold Start problem)
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Thu, 7 Dec 2000 11:25:27 -0500
...and it drained my battery, hence my start problems. I broke out my trusty 20' ONE GAUGE (!) jumper cables (on sale at Canadian Tire...
Re: electrical problems... confusing!
Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:40:13 -0700
also my ground cable on the battery looks terrible... its badly corroded with the white powder at the body (not on the battery) so...
Re: auxilery battery
Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
Tue, 21 Dec 1999 17:10:22 -0500
...I put a Sears Diehard Marine battery (more than double the capacity of the original) in my '85 Weekender by rerouting the original cable...
Re: AC/BAttery indicator lighty
Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
Fri, 9 Aug 1996 18:51:22 +0000 (GMT)
...One thing the Ground cable on the battery terminal felt quite warm indicating some heavy load somewhere. There may be a short somewhere. I...
Re: Super Horns
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:03:45 -0500
...You also need to upgrade the > path from the alternator to the battery cable. On the 86 and later vans > with AC there are...
Re: A New Look In Jumper Batteries
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Sun, 7 Dec 2014 16:39:54 -0500
...When I hooked the cables as per instructions It would not turn anything over it kept saying my polarity is backwards. As always red...
Re: What Specific Model Optima Auxiliary Battery Should I Buy? Any Comments on the Hella Kit?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 29 Sep 2000 13:35:55 -0400
...A parallel arrangement that would let you actually start from the aux battery would involve starter-size cables and monster switches. david David Beierl...
Interesting '87 Westy charging problem
Historical mailing list - Martin Wilson
Mon, 24 May 2004 13:02:39 -0700
...St Helens, restart and both battery warning and O2 sensor warning lights stay on. Flicker and go off around 3500rpm. 2. Drive 150 miles...
Re: proper battery fit
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:42:54 -0500
...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: Missing engine ground strap
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:16:10 -0400
At 02:25 AM 7/4/2008, Scott wrote: >you could even use smallish battery cable - but since the engine >moves a lot, you...
Re: Isolator, where to put it?
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:32:41 -0800
...One battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not matter. On the setup I am using, the deep cycle battery...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:01:54 -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: A Current Question
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:30:20 -0500
...by a > starter > motor drawing juice thru a dead battery jumped to a good battery. > My Power > Poles are rated at 50 amps and...
Re: Fwd: 82 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
Mon, 16 May 2011 12:59:44 -0700
...dead battery for whatever reason...so i tried jumping it with another car and even when i hooked up cables to battery ...nothing. i...
2cd Battery discussion continued
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 20:19:42 +0000
...2 - Make it a isolated house battery (if need to jump primary batt Ill use jumper cables to it).3 - Isolated means I can...
Re: 3 Questions
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Mon, 7 Dec 1998 23:26:50 -0800
...Poor grounds may weaken speedometer needle > return spring by allowing battery current to flow through speedometer > cable." > > IOW, you probably need to chase and...
Re: Aux. Battery Pondering
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Thu, 24 May 2001 09:59:50 -0700
...battery last night and disconected the > signal wire from the relay so the positive cable wouldn't be hot when the van > is running...
Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86Westy?
Historical mailing list - - Lauren Pelzer
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 21:39:40 EST
...not too big), and >it will have short cables, and be close to the battery for minimal loss of >juice and more oomph! I...
Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:24:35 -0700
...Make sure > everything is shut off, then disconnect the negative cable at the > battery. Set your meter to measure current, then put the red...
Re: DTV Transition and AC/DC TV in Van
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:54:07 -0500
...This is a USB stick which can tune analog > TV, digital (US) TV, analog cable, digital (not encrypted) cable. You need > an external antenna...
Fw: Main battery tight fit /Thanks for the advice
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:14:15 -0700
...the battery box and bend the cables as far forward as possible). The battery is an Interstate MT-41. Since the battery is > 3...
2cd Battery Discussion continued...
Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 21:51:25 +0000
...2 - Make it a isolated house battery (if need to jump primary batt Ill use jumper cables to it).3 - Isolated means I can...
Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
Historical mailing list - Jack
Wed, 22 Sep 2004 09:00:53 -0800
...noticed that they specify that the negative > >battery cable must be removed first when disconnecting the battery. > >Why??? > > > >What possible difference can it make...
Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Mon, 3 Feb 2003 22:39:32 -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...
Re: [Buying New Battery Today: Advice?]
Historical mailing list - David W. Palmerston
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 11:22:25 -0700
...end of the battery, lower the battery in place and leave the tie wraps there, come 2 years, undo the cable connections, grab the...
Re: What was that robust 12v connector?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:56:51 -0600
...one could >> plug up a pair of jumper cables and charge or access the battery without >> taking the engine lid off. The more I...
Re: Starter Gone?
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 14:27:04 -0500
...out and hunt for another after making the ground and main battery cable mods. Thanks again. Michael in San Antonio 91GL Weekender AT 2...
Surepower 1315 Wiring
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:56:21 -0800
...next to a battery meter which shows whether the alternator has correct output and if either battery is depleted. Jumper cables are no longer...
Re: I could use a little help
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Fri, 28 May 2010 15:15:48 -0700
...I'm looking for a jumper cable plug-in that fits on the floor over the > battery right behind the passenger seat by the...