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• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:33:56 -0700
  ...If you are going to let the van sit for extended periods, disconnect the negative cable. Better yet, remove the battery and store someplace...
• Re: setting up multimeter to check current draw
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 12:56:49 -0700
  ...I just put a test light between battery post and the cable. It shouldn't light, or barely light. typically.......the clock will allow...
• Stereo Off; USB Device Current Draw Through Stereo
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 16 Dec 2017 13:21:41 -0800
  ...It uses a USB cable. My Alpine NON CD head unit + amplifier "maintenance" current draw when turned off. Measurements are rounded up/down. I...
• delayed starters, hammers, cables
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
  ...One comment, the cranking is getting very weak despite a new Interstate (TM) battery. My delayed start (and weak crank) eventually turned into no...
• Re: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:38:28 -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...
• New topic on the list
  Historical mailing list - =?Windows-1252?Q?Jos=E9_Rafael_Moscoso?=
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 22:22:14 -0400
  ...right now there are four wires on the battery postivie post: the gross cable to the starter, two wires going to the alternator (tandem...
• Re: Aux battery access woes
  Historical mailing list - Allen Hill
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 16:55:41 -0500
  ...Aux battery access woes Imagine having to remove your front wheel. There's a model Chevy car that has the battery in the DS...
• Electrical Trivia number 2,glass fuses for early vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 6 May 2025 11:24:07 -0400
  ...for me to check the ceramic fuses without taking off the battery cable. And in general, I would just feel better without the open...
• delayed starters, hammers, cables
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 17:27:33 CST6CDT
  ...One comment, the cranking is getting very weak despite a new Interstate (TM) battery. My delayed start (and weak crank) eventually turned into no...
• Re: new series 48 Odyssey battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 13:05:53 -0700
  ...BZ-what's in your battery compartment? > > > > > If I should ever need to start using my coach > > battery, I have some jumper cables. I...
• Re: Battery current limiting device??
  Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
  Tue, 21 May 1996 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
  ...deep cycle battery is used. >>>Very heavy battery cables are the order of the day, in addition to a >>>sealed battery box. > >I would...
• Re: Slow cranking with fully charged battery
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Tue, 22 Mar 2016 23:18:21 -0700
  ...I'll start with checking for good grounding and inspect the battery cables. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 21, 2016, at 8:38...
• Re: Looking for Grounding Star
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 10 Dec 2013 17:00:40 -0600
  ...Ran a jumper cable from engine to neg battery, that did it. Let's call it the Stockholm Syndrome. Jim On Tue, Dec 10...
• Battery choices, reply was blocked. Trying again!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 18:37:19 +0000
  The size and layout of the battery compartment is amongst the annoyances of owning a Vanagon. Especially the height limitation. The proper fitment for...
• Re: No Start after winter storage..RE from the digest
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:10:15 -0400
  ...you do not disconnect it during battery charging.. > Maybe I am "gun-shy" now, but pulling a cable is easy and it can't...
• Re: Trickle charging battery with 1.8W solar panel = failure
  Historical mailing list - mike .
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 09:31:03 -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: Both Batteries Failed
  Historical mailing list - Steve Shane
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 22:30:58 -0700
  ...a charger to it? >- Thanks >Shane > >----------------------------------------------------------- > > >Negative side of battery is where the ground cable (goes to chassis >connection) should be attached. > >Michael _________________________________________________________________ On...
• Re: Trying to re-fix my starter
  Historical mailing list - Nitaino
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:51:21 -0400
  ...T30 has two red cables, one comes directly from > the battery but I don't know where the other goes. This brings me to...
• 1978 Camper for sale
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 10:44:46 -0700
  ...Emergency brake cables Fire extinguisher & bike rack NEW KYB gas adjust shocks Road map & cup holders NEW Tires 205-70-R14 Battery gauge lights...
• Re: VANAGON digest 1182
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 22:18:41 -0500
  ...car battery (not while ======================================== > running though). Weld rods are relatively short, not on a coil. Never thought of this. Get the jumper cables out...
• Re: Aux. Wire/Battery Install Pics/Notes
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:12:38 -0700
  ...normal battery box so you can get batteries in/out without deforming the box and so there is more room for the cables. Throw...
• 91 Westfalia aux battery wiring problem?
  Historical mailing list - gneiss9
  Sat, 27 Mar 2010 13:04:57 -0600
  Anyone with an Auxiliary battery installed, could you tell me if this wiring situation is normal? I've still got a major problem with...
• Re: Isolator, where to put it?
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:01:13 -0800
  ...It does not matter if they are being charged or discharged. > One battery could be totally dead and the other strong, it would not...
• Having difficulty with the archives...but..my westy won't start...
  Historical mailing list - stu schwartz
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 22:25:32 -0400
  ...New battery... Ran fine, started several times today...then nada... All the electrical stuff works fine...clock didn't stop Key turns and I...
• fun with cables
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sat, 4 Oct 1997 17:16:49 EDT
  ...It had the same rubber sleeves around the cable as the original. Those sleeves keep the cable sheath from wearing through where the cable...
• Re: Was Stutter and Low Batt-Now Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 10 May 2010 06:05:24 -0500
  ...I have the VoltMinder connected to the positive battery cable along with the 1315(two seperate wires) but the meter is picking up the...
• Re: Battery Relay for Aux Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Wed, 27 Nov 1996 15:12:44 -0500
  ...with 2 aught (spelling) cable. 2. The relay hookup presumed with this thing is to disable the drivers side battery when the vehicle is...
• Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 17:27:21 -0700
  ...The heavy lug of the starter terminal is where the alternator connects to the battery cable. This is a loose connection and corrosion point...
• Re: Battery or Charging System Help Please
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 22:53:55 -0500
  ...That >is not enough to maintain the battery. Try 2,000 rpm, see if there's a difference. 13.8 is a float voltage...
• Re: Relocating the battery to the rear of the van - ideas anyone???
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:22:58 -0700
  ...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: SURE POWER 1315
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:03:38 -0800
  ...use an enclosed battery box or a tray and a strap? How did you route the cable to the starter battery? Gauge # of the...
• I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 May 2010 15:46:14 -0500
  I'm looking for a jumper cable plug-in that fits on the floor over the battery right behind the passenger seat by the...
• RE: Temperature needle low: thermostat or sensor?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jan 1997 09:04:20 -0400 (AST)
  ...I am going to run a real 8' long ground cable directly from battery - post to the starter bolt on the transmission. This should...
• Re: [Re: Uncooperative Starter]
  Historical mailing list - Bob Norman
  Tue, 20 Jul 1999 15:25:20 -0230
  ...You can run a ground from your battery directly to the starter using wire from a set of old booster cables. The solenoid contacts...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...This allowed short power cables from battery to starter and small wires to ignition/starter switches. You can get them cheap from any FLAPS...
• Re: Starter relay
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 04 Dec 94 15:15:48 CST
  ...there's a tech bulletin out on older vanagons about the battery cable and starting problems. might be that. also check the ground strap...
• battery location, was battery compartment.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 9 Jul 2010 17:34:12 -0700
  ...the battery is back there on the right, by the engine. I think that was to keep battery cable runs short. looking at an...
• Re: Simple auxillary battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 15:08:17 -0330
  ...It has a dual flourescent light, booster cables, and 110v outlet. The manual (see site) claims that it can run a 60 watt 13...
• jump!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Baden
  Thu, 14 Dec 1995 12:22:31 -0500 (EST)
  ...I cleaned fuse box terminals and, following Muir checked with the battery ground cable for any sort of spark on hook-up - none, so...
• Re: Van Died
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 5 Aug 2007 10:35:07 -0700
  ...Almost all the power for the van starts at the battery, runs thru cables to the starter, and then starts branching away. If you...
• Re: Help, fan wont shut off
  Historical mailing list - dj
  Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:06:39 -0800
  Sorry,1984 westy full camper , I have disconnected the battery cable so not draining in now. CalTel Systems Dj Martin Phone: 760-712-2178...
• 84 Westy - Refrig drained Aux and Main Battery.
  Historical mailing list - John Thomas
  Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:40:53 -0700
  ...jumper cable start and we were on our way. But it means that I apparently have 2 serious misconceptions about the Aux Battery. 1...
• Re: A Current Question of humor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:58:34 -0800
  ...cables in terms of contact area and low resistance. Until I installed the DC > DC charger between my starter battery and house battery, I...
• aux batt again
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:30:33 -0700
  ...of jumper cable, > and connect both plus terminals on the aux. and main batteries, > if needed. With a good aux. battery charging system, you...
• Re: aux battery + jump starting
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 16:21:46 -0500
  I've run jumper cables from the house battery to the starter battery without any trouble. JFF On Nov 11, 2004, at 3:40...
• dying wires
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynn
  Fri, 5 Dec 1997 05:28:36 -0800
  My wife tried to jump start our 85 Westy and probably shorted between the battery post and the frame---the cables heated and the...
• Re: 82 with hot start problem (long saga)
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 09:29:06 -0800
  Bad ground cable or hot cable from the battery to the starter? Mike > From: Laura Olson <laura@ONEOTA.NET> > Reply-To: Laura Olson <laura...
• Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:27:21 -0400
  ...I have seen a battery box get badly beaten from a blown tire. Consider cable ends that take up less space. Dennis -----Original Message...
• Re: Solar Panel outdoor electrical connect
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:26:01 -0700
  ...When the panels are deployed (gee that sounds fancy) they connect with 25ft of #10 zip cord pair <http://www.powerwerx.com/wire-cable...
• Re: Having a problem with a starter
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 16:05:06 -0400
  Ken, Sounds like that ground wire at the battery has gone bad. The higher than normal resistance of that cable is limiting the current...
• (Thanks for the) HELP!!! Van won't start!!!
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 12:31:05 -0500
  ...A quick trip to the local Auto Zone in Northhampton, MA for a set of jumper cables got me started and I had no...
• Re: no cold start/hard start relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 19 Jan 2002 06:02:55 EST
  ...always wondered if the > >cable from battery to starter deteriorates and needs to be replaced? Check the ground cable from the transmission nose mount...
• Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:31:16 -0700
  ...MechanicB reasoned that IF > *** he got a correct-gauge battery cable, > with connectors at each end and ran it under > the car from the...
• FIRE safety tip for late Bus Westys
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Thu, 21 Sep 95 16:44:21 EDT
  ...side to the relay, is not cable tied down as it goes down to the main battery. Runs right beside some f.i. wires...
• Vanagon Syndrome, et al
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:09:59 -0700
  ...the cable. http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Battery1.JPG http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Battery2.JPG http://www.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/Battery3.JPG http...
• Re: Air Cooled Alternator (Was: aux battery draining primary)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 11:39:30 -0500
  ...You can put an amps gauge between to negative battery terminal and the negative cable and read the amps, you shouldn't get hardly...
• Re: Afraid to enjoy the ride?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:47:24 -0700
  ...Battery acid under battery battery cleaner acid neutralizer Acid neutralizer, metal treatment, paint Corroded / loose battery cable terminals Battery acid neutralizer low battery water...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 01:56:26 -0500
  ...is to clean the battery post and be sure you have good metal to metal contact between post and cable end. Can't tell...
• Re: no start
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Dec 1995 00:01:19 -0500
  ...I attached jumper cables to the battery and tried to start it again (the other car was not running at this time) but voltage...
• Re: premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Oct 2005 19:58:22 -0500
  ...In 87, a larger battery cable and starter was used. Both easy retrofits. You need to be sure the charging system is working properly...