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Re: Starter: it's one or another
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:58:02 -0700
...high resistance in the starter motor > > main current path, or weak starter battery. > > > > I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:02:46 -0700
...Right now I've connected the new battery, through heavy cables, to the same points the old battery was connected to and everything is...
Re: Stutter and Low Batt
Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
Fri, 7 May 2010 19:29:43 -0400
...About as simple and reliable as > could > be. > > for an embellishment....make the cable to the # 2 batt battery cable size, > and put a...
Re: hardwire jumping a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - westydriver
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:01:29 -0600
i have a 4 guage wire running from my aux over to the prime batter with one of those battery switches in the line...
2nd battery...an alternative??
Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
Sun, 4 Apr 1999 20:22:31 -0600
Volks, I've listened to all of the various ways many of you have devised to make a 2nd battery work in your Westys...
Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:21:28 -0800
...choice that > allows the use of heavy cable. > > It's better than the standard Hella dual battery > relay system. > > I would like to point...
(no subject)
Historical mailing list - Patrick Rueb
Wed, 8 Oct 2003 00:42:01 EDT
...starter a year old and vw battery. accelerator cable a year old. 2.1lwbx motor had headgaskets 45k miles ago. 3k miles on all...
Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 18 Jul 2016 00:57:19 -0400
...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: Generators/Camping/Westies
Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
Fri, 3 Jul 1998 11:52:32 -0500
...It's a 2cycle that comes with both 110V AC hookups (2) and a 12V battery cable for 12V charging. It's great for...
Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:30:29 -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...
Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Sun, 17 Jul 2016 19:55:08 -0600
...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: Diesel Westy Glow Plug LED
Historical mailing list - Robert Crawford
Tue, 5 Nov 1996 12:48:30 -0800
...From the cable side of the fuseable link it is a stright shot to the battery. Zeneta & Robert Crawford "This year will go down...
Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:50:36 -0700
...adds value but the tight battery boxes we have don't have room for the proper size battery cable to properly implement the feature...
[NVC] - Canon G2 Digital Camera
Historical mailing list - Monty
Tue, 11 May 2004 12:44:36 -0600
...The package includes all manuals, software, 32 mb memory, lens cap with strap, neck strap, battery, cables, Canon PSC2000 leather case, box, and packaging...
For Sale: Seat swivel/s
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 2 May 2008 09:25:38 -0700
...BTW, what's the consensus for the aux battery, in the driver or passenger ped? My pass ped has rubber grommets for the cables...
Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50 vs. Amsoil - cold no-start
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:58:54 +0000
...If the battery is bad, a jump start may not help as the long cables will not carry enough current. Jump starting relies on...
Runaway Starters and Kill Switches
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 1 Nov 2013 23:47:28 -0500
...passenger seat moved forward, access the battery box, apply a wrench- and remove the cable from the battery post - which all seems an interminable...
Re: Fw: Battery report
Historical mailing list - Troy
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:01:34 -0900
...I keep two behind the driver seat, and then I have the 115 or 125 AH deep cycle battery. I added one 50 watt...
Re: Update: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Wed, 5 Aug 2009 08:32:04 -0400
...Which wire(s) off the alternator go to the battery? I did > accidentally arc the cable from the starter on the alternator and have...
Re: Is something killing my starters?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 26 Jun 2016 14:15:51 -0500
...new battery, cleaned grounds, new ground strap at tranny, > new starter bushing in clutch housing, replaced long cable from > battery to starter. > Starter symptoms...
Re: Cold weather
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:39:48 -0700
...a 4 gauge (a cannibalized jumper cable wire) from the + post on the alternator to the battery ... but I have a camper so this...
Low compression results accurate?
Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:38:13 -0500
...I hooked up jumper cables- positive on my battery to the big terminal on the parts van starter; negative on my battery to the...
Re: 1990 Syncro GTI w/ Dead Battery
Historical mailing list - Ward Smith
Wed, 5 Jun 2002 20:43:02 -0700
...Nothing, the battery was dead. Oh, #@$%! Luckily I was at a construction site and borrowed some jumper cables. (I had mine in the garage...
Re: Friday; 12V generator ideas / Tiny Honda Generator
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:02:21 -0500
...I have heard of a stranded hunter recharging the battery on his car by spinning the alternator with a weed whacker.... I wonder if...
Re: Charging system questions.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:41:28 -0800
...the battery, I work on that ...better / cleaner cables....redundant cables if necessary, on both pos and ground sides. and the battery switch method...
Re: alternator upgrade
Historical mailing list - BILL
Sun, 24 Jan 1999 19:16:19 -0700
...About >18 inches and the same size as the existing cable.In effect doubling the >current carrying capabilities. The cable between the battery and...
Re: Need to add a switch to shut off my accessories while parked
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:43:50 -0700
...race car total battery cut off switch? There are variously configured ones available that are installed into the battery cable and essentially function like...
Dash light problem...
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Thu, 1 May 2003 15:17:26 -0400
...I have a problem with the idiot lights in my dash, the "oil" and "battery" lights have ceased to work (no longer come on...
Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 16:07:57 -0600
...I mean at the short braided cable that goes from the solenoid into the body of the starter itself. Clamp onto that cable with...
Re: [WetWesties] Multimeter help UPDATE-77 Westy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:26:37 -0400
...Reading the last two sentences as written, you have the battery pos connected to nothing, the battery neg connected to chassis ground through a...
Re: Where's the other end of my broken ground strap?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:01:49 -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: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 14:36:37 -0500
...Where would you ground the jumper cable on a vanagon? Do you know how many vehicle battery explosions happen during a year? I have...
Re: Dynamic Solar Panel
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:26:46 -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: High quality two pole 60A wiring connectors
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:15:17 -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...
Re: Need to add a switch to shut off my accessories while parked
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:46:56 -0700
...race car total battery cut off switch? > There are variously configured ones available that are installed into the > battery cable and essentially function like...
Re: Was Stutter and Low Batt-Now Battery Drain
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 8 May 2010 15:49:31 -0700
the standard simple test for key off battery drain is put a 12 volt test light in series between a battery cable and its...
Re: Starting problem or startER problem
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 21:33:24 -0400
...As well as the battery terminals on the battery clean the connections for the cable and ends as well as battery and the battery...
Re: NVC Small battery question
Historical mailing list - pat
Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:06:04 -0500
...Jumper cables from a car battery got it started, confirming the starter is not bad and engine isn't seized. Time to go battery...
Re: Aux battery tyro
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:09:28 -0800
...Using heavy guage battery cables for both batteries allows teaming up both batteries when needed for extra cranking amperage. Both batteries receive equal charging...
Scan gage blank then Dennis fixed
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:31:32 -0400
...This may have happened after I disconnected battery ground to change fuel pump. I dreaded trying to figure it out but Dennis Gabe me...
Re- 1980 starter location
Historical mailing list - Martin Laycock
Tue, 25 Aug 1998 12:29:54 +0100
...Remember to undo the negative cable from the battery before you start any work on the starter motor. Good luck Martin Laycock 82 Camper...
Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
Historical mailing list - Chris Geiser
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 20:01:12 -0500
Low battery will turn engine slower and not create enough compression to start. Good battery and big cables to starter / good grounds are first...
Re: When the wind blows
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:19:37 -0800
I have a 30 amp 110V battery charger onboard and I routed the lead for that to the license plate door from under my...
Re: Extra battery
Historical mailing list
Thu, 14 Mar 1996 11:41:19 -0500
...If the primary battery gets discharged, I can connect a jumper cable between the two positive posts and allow the 2nd battery to start...
Livin' in the USB fast lane--electrical intrigue
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:06:00 +0000
...I removed the cable to see if it was the outlet or the cable, and the outlet cooled down. Is this normal? I think...
Re: Recommendations for Aux battery hardware
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 13 Oct 2015 20:42:55 -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: hot starter isues
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:11:19 -0500
...voltage/amperage on the positive battery cable connection to the starter? it is a LONG cable from battery to starter. is it a iffy...
Re: Booster Thing
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Sun, 16 Jan 2000 22:31:53 EST
...They're to be plugged into a vehicle's = >cigarette lighter and used a like a booster battery. They have booster >= >cables and apparently...
Re: electrical problems... confusing!
Historical mailing list - Seisen
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:49:04 -0700
...confusing! also my ground cable on the battery looks terrible... its badly corroded with the white powder at the body (not on the battery...
Re: one last question from Woody
Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
Mon, 28 Jun 1999 23:21:58 -0700
...I don't see how a broken ground cable at the battery or the pump could do that. Check the main FI harness for...
Re: Gowesty starter problems
Historical mailing list - Rob
Mon, 5 Sep 2016 11:42:46 -0400
I added an extra ground wire (neg battery cable from a Subaru actually) from the lower starter mount bolt to the frame. The stock...
Re: Tips on running Speaker Wire to the Back speakers of a 86Westy?
Historical mailing list - Tim Vogelin
Thu, 23 Mar 2000 20:56:17 -0600
...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: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:04:15 -0700
...The 86 and newer has a massively larger cable between the starter and battery and this is the longest part of the charging wire...
Re: Battery placement alternatives
Historical mailing list - Ry
Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:47:02 -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: wiring auxiliary battery
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 26 May 2000 09:39:38 -0400
...Starting with our (and many others') boat where the batteries are paralleled with 2-ga battery cable and a 300-amp manual switch. IF...
Re: Electrical Mods
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Tue, 19 Apr 94 10:18:12 PDT
...I connected it with standard 4-gauge (I think) battery cables, the kind you get at Pep Boys. The VDO gauge was nice, because...
Re: Foldable Solar Panels
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 13 Oct 2013 18:05:00 -0700
...I use an end with battery cable clamps for loose batteries, I use a lighter plug end when going into my van or another...
Re: HELP! Loss of Voltage.. Am I thinking right?
Historical mailing list
Mon, 17 Apr 2000 11:37:10 EDT
...I have a later model Vanagon starter cable if you need one (for when the battery is under the passenger seat) for $60 and...
Re: Dual Batt.'s/The final word - plus a few!
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 16 Jun 2000 02:02:10 EDT
...auxiliary battery. PLEASE be careful. Take proper precautions in grommeting cable pass-thru's going through metal surfaces, walls, etc. Leave cable slack to...
Re: What is it?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sat, 1 Aug 2015 21:37:36 -1000
...Have you seen a positive battery cable rub against an oil filer for 5,000 miles ? ..and what that can do ? ( it can happen...