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Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:25:12 -0500
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, > it still shows 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer > says...
Re: Camping in cold & battery
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:07:00 -0600
...float are neat to play with but you need a genuine hydrometer to test your battery. One that will give you a true reading...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:59:35 -0700
...When > was the last time you checked the water level (use distilled water)? > I have one of those really simple battery hydrometers, it will...
Re: Solenoid?
Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:02:00 -0800
...acid can be tested with > hydrometer; excessive internal resistance by monitoring terminal > volatge > with load. at 60 months, any ordinary battery is suspect. > > dan...
Re: Power drain
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sat, 22 Sep 2001 13:08:35 EDT
...A hydrometer will show if one or more cells are bad. Disconnect charger when amp reading is one half of initial reading (if it...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:41:52 -0500
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, it still shows 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer says...
Re: On the topic of Battery explosion/voltage reg Batt & Charging Discussion by SDF
Historical mailing list - Scott Foss - Shazam
Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:05:58 -0700
...Mini-hydrometer- these cost about 1.90 at Shcuck's Auto - you take a hydrometer reading of each cell. this is how you identify...
Electrical Leak Problem Solved
Historical mailing list
Tue, 20 Jun 1995 17:05:22 -0400
...I then decided to switch from the voltage method of determining battery condition to the messy hydrometer method of drawing the battery fluid up...
Re: Canadian Mix (mea culpa, sort of)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 10:52:26 -0800
...at a discount auto parts store you can get a handle little tester hydrometer thing .. for under 3 bucks.. tells your a-frz concentration...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:48:53 -0500
...When > > was the last time you checked the water level (use distilled water)? > > I have one of those really simple battery hydrometers, it will...
Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:29:28 -0500
...The coolant from the van only tested to be good to about -10 F with a hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50...
Re: Sluggish starter fix
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
...weak battery ( a small hydrometer costs about $ 3 at a FLAPS .....will immediately tell you if you have one bad cell in a battery...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:23:24 -0800
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, >> it still shows 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer >> says...
Re: Charging system questions.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:41:28 -0800
...do you have a simple battery hydrometer ? and nice lead acid batteries with cell caps so you can test each cell ? a small hydrometer...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:41:25 -0700
...get a small hydrometer at your flaps, for checking battery cells. this will tell you if one cell is weak compared to the others...
Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:23:05 -0500
...becasue they develop too much internal >> resistance, yet may pass a hydrometer test, and also show the standard >> 12.25 V across the terminals...
Re: Camping in cold & battery
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 08:30:01 -0800
...float are neat to play with but you need a genuine hydrometer to > test your battery. One that will give you a true reading...
Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:09:53 -0700
...I can hydrometer the cells to see if any are very different than the other. I have seen a faulty new battery before ....not...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:59:25 -0500
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, >>> it still shows 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer >>> says...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:20:16 -0800
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, it still shows > 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer says...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 23:18:44 -0700
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a > hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. > > 1. coolant from...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:22:29 -0400
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a > hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. > > 1. coolant from...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:31:57 -0500
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, it still shows > 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer says...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - patrick paul clerkin
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 03:22:00 -0500
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a > > hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. > > > > 1. coolant from...
Re: Run time to charge Aux battery
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sat, 5 Sep 2009 09:42:14 -0700
...Consider using a hydrometer to measure the batteries' state of charge every couple days before you run the engine to see if you're...
Re: Symptoms of a bad starter?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 14:50:27 -0700
...you could hydrometer check each cell. when you find one much lower than the other cells... you can call that a bad or weak...
Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?
Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 18:47:49 -0500
...becasue they develop too much internal >>> resistance, yet may pass a hydrometer test, and also show the standard >>> 12.25 V across the terminals...
Re: Just hibernating & a battery mystery
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:54:19 -0800
...Now, one week after the charger has been removed, >>>> it still shows 12.48 volts (50 degrees F), and the float-type hydrometer >>>> says...
Re: Battery and Battery compartment
Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
Thu, 24 Jul 1997 13:17:33 EDT
...A battery hydrometer can tell you the state of charge and condition in each cell - they're cheap from any FLAPS. During the hot...
Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 22:56:40 -0500
...Checking the battery with a hydrometer is the proper way, 1260 specific gravity if I remember right. Automobile charging circuits seldom fully charge a...
Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:07:03 -0500
...a battery can be well charged, as indicated both by voltage across terminals and hydrometer test, and yet be bad due to an excessive...
Re: premature battery death or just not enough use? Flat spot on starter?
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 18:03:44 -0800
...I find having a hydrometer and a load tester on hand is a good thing to have in the shop to do a more...
Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:26:04 -0500
...I can hydrometer the cells to see if any are very different than the other. I have seen a faulty new battery before ....not...
Re: Van Dies while in motion
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 20 Dec 2013 13:07:44 -0800
...This is a very common............ 'I think I'll through parts at it and see if this fixes it' 'repair.' a simple hydrometer costs...
Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
Sat, 13 Nov 2004 11:05:27 -0800
...a battery can be well charged, as indicated both by voltage across terminals and hydrometer test, and yet be bad due to an excessive...
Re: Camping in cold & battery
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Tue, 3 Dec 2002 12:24:00 -0500
...float are neat to play with but you need a genuine hydrometer to > test your battery. One that will give you a true reading...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 08:14:20 -0500
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a > > hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. > > > > 1. coolant from...
Re: Update on starter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 2 Apr 2011 12:03:12 -0700
...check each cell with a battery hydrometer ....if one cell is significantly less charged than the other ones..that's a bad battery. the...
Fwd: Car Battery FAQ
Historical mailing list
Wed, 28 Jun 1995 20:23:32 -0400
...The BEST way to measure the state-of-charge is to check >the specific gravity in each cell with a hydrometer. A temperature >compensating...
Car Battery FAQ 2.0
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Sep 1996 20:31:04 -0300 (ADT)
...Some batteries have a built-in >hydrometer which only measures the state-of-charge in ONE of it's six >cells. If the indicator...
Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Danny Bean
Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:32:58 -0500
...When >>> was the last time you checked the water level (use distilled water)? >>> I have one of those really simple battery hydrometers, it will...
Battery FAQ ...
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 14 Apr 96 23:04:13 CDT
...The BEST way to measure the state-of-charge is to check the specific gravity in each cell with a hydrometer. A temperature compensating...
Keeping vanagos secret and alive , was Canadian Mix (mea culpa, sort of)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 5 Feb 2011 12:25:02 -0800
...at a discount auto parts store you can get a handle little tester >> hydrometer thing .. >> for under 3 bucks.. >> tells your a-frz concentration...
Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Sun, 14 Nov 2004 03:45:45 +0000
...a battery can be well >charged, as indicated both by voltage across terminals and hydrometer >test, and yet be bad due to an excessive...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 22:11:02 -0500
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a > > > hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. > > > > > > 1. coolant from...
Re: Coolant resistance thru coolant level probe
Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
Sat, 28 Jul 2001 21:19:49 -0600
...only tested to be good to about -10 F with a >>>> hydrometer,. so it was not the recommended 50/50 mixture. >>>> >>>> 1. coolant from...
FWIW: coolant article (v.long)
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 23 Dec 2001 18:55:48 -0800
...Consequently, a 100% PG solution will read the same as a 45% solution on a hydrometer. PG is approved as an acceptable replacement coolant...
Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 13:49:19 -0400
...The second extreme is lots of understanding and an obsessive, fanatical attention to detail, plus a hydrometer and a sensitive voltmeter and a whacking...
Re: coolant options
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 20:17:04 -0500
...the level of freeze/boilover protection, at least with an ordinary hydrometer. 2. green color is simply a dye, and is not a reliable...
Re: Wont start
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 17:22:50 -0800
...an inexpensive battery hydrometer is a great too to have .. you find one cell much lower than the other 5 ...that battery is junkand...
Re: Monitoring aux battery charging?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 21:13:05 -0700
...of understanding and an obsessive, fanatical > attention to detail, plus a hydrometer and a sensitive voltmeter and a > whacking great rheostat, or some carefully...
Re: was no start-my problem is intermittant sluggish starting
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Nov 2012 23:44:27 -0800
...get an inexpensive battery hydrometer and check each cell.. you find one cell lower than the rest ..that's a bad battery. check your...
Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Alpha Auto Sales
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:26:33 -0700
...system test, the pressure test being the most fundamental along with hydrometer readings. I haven't used one yet, but I hear the refractometers...
Re: Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Matt F
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:38:49 -0400
...system test, the pressure test being the most fundamental along with > hydrometer readings. I haven't used one yet, but I hear the refractometers...
Re: Ultimate Fix #2
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:45:09 -0700
...system test, the pressure test being the most fundamental along >with >hydrometer readings. I haven't used one yet, but I hear the refractometers...
Volkswagen tool list for 1963-1967.(long)
Historical mailing list - Eric Oster
Thu, 16 Feb 1995 16:10:12 -0800 (PST)
...Electric hand drill Hydrometer Cell tester with voltmeter Spark plug cleaner and tester Distributor test stand Headlight aiming and testing device Ammeter and voltmeter...
How to Select the Right Battery (long)
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
...battery charge, based upon measurements with both a voltmeter and a hydrometer (or specific gravity meter). These readings will vary somewhat among various brands...