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Re: Battery specs?
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Mon, 4 Dec 2000 10:15:04 -0800
...to 87Westy now. > Then, I have already gotten Isoretor. > Does Deep Cycle Battery (Optima) conform to the sub battery box? > Yoshi... There are several...
Re: vanagon Digest - 16 Jan 2001 (#2001-84)
Historical mailing list - John
Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:49:29 -0500
...If any input value varys it can cause the module to cycle the stabilizer valve and upset the idle speed causing your symptom. Also...
Re: Solar panels and curtains
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Tue, 6 Aug 2002 17:13:35 -0500
...I have a small deep cycle coach battery that my camping stuff uses. Go here for details: http://members.fortunecity.com/davebaker1/westy/id20...
Fridge fan, turbo version?
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Tue, 5 Nov 2002 03:46:23 -0500
...more 'vacuum cleaner' sound than the original, but not really louder. Cycles on/off faster too. Try it, if you need a new fan...
Re: GOOD 80 Degree Thermostat
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:12:29 -0400
...Wider temp swings during normal operation result in more heat/cool cycles wearing out gaskets and other parts. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: gas prices- a canadian perspective
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 21:59:27 -0500
...you're looking at the carbon cycle, whereas I'm talking about air quality. We're both right, but we're each having a...
Re: Ok, I did the archives search, but found nothing
Historical mailing list - BA
Mon, 15 May 2006 19:56:16 -0700
We keep one on the van unless the fridge is in use, after the ambient rodents chewed through Simon's m'cycle tilt-switch...
Re: do are vanagons even charge our batteries?
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Sat, 5 Jan 2008 19:52:01 -0800
...100% like this? Let alone 2 > batteries, of mixed use (deep cycle, starting) > > Somewhat rhetorical, I know my batteries get some charge, but still...
Re: Mysterious Coolant Drip 2.1
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 4 Oct 2008 18:05:48 +0000
...I think the new hoses and fittings needed to be heat-cycled several times before things began to settle into shape? Anyway, you may...
Re: Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will ANYTHING fit?
Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
Fri, 5 Apr 2002 11:45:30 -0800
...Deep CYCLE Auxillary Battery....Will > ANYTHING fit? > >Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 07:38:01 -0500 > > > >>In my earlier response about the U1 sized...
Re: Camping Battery
Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
Sun, 20 Jul 1997 22:14:43 -0700
...What I did is to re-do the battery compartment to accommodate a group 27 (120 Amp Hr) deep cycle RV/Marine battery. As...
Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 19:41:17 -0700
...Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy > > What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? > Does anyone have have a "how to...
Re: Round HeadLights
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 7 May 2016 18:10:05 -0400
...This is for the motor cycle market. Just BTDT. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of...
Re: Alliance Deep Cycle? (Grp. 27) Wire To Alternator?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 13 Mar 2013 11:54:30 -0700
IIRC, the solenoid type draw .5 - 1 amp when activated. That is one reason why they and similar products don't always fit well...
symptoms of running rich?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:14:36 -0500
...It helps if I let the fuel pump fully cycle before hitting the ignition. Also my coolant light has a mind of its own...
Re: '67 Vanagon in Motorcyclist Magazine
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:25:47 -0700
Considering the Ural is a copy of a 1971ish BMW motor cycle - comparing it to a 1967 T2 is probably quite accurate.� Urals are...
Re: Aux battery - venting precautions
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Sat, 02 Nov 1996 19:31:57 -0800
...And they put out about 33 amp hours. > This was my choice too (small,safe,deeeep cycle, adequate amp/hours). One word of warning...
Re: rear heater core leak?
Historical mailing list - David Greenland
Wed, 29 Dec 1999 11:31:53 -0800
...which I filled up with a carver P4 and an 80ah deep cycle in a sealed box vented to the outside. Still to be...
Re: 80 Vanagon Thermostat ?'s
Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
Thu, 4 May 2000 08:39:21 EDT
...And BTW, unless you live in an extreamly arid, hot climate, the thermostat does cycle. Keep it the way it was susposed to be...
searching the archives (wheels)
Historical mailing list - David Luddy
Thu, 10 Aug 2000 09:59:36 -0400
...David Luddy <bugle@bilenky.com> ____________________________________________________________ Midlands - ViewPoint - TinkerTandem - AntiGrav - partistry - hack your bike Bilenky Cycle Works, Ltd. <http://www.bilenky.com/>artistry in steel...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 22:26:11 -0600
...Isn't this wiper supposed to stop after it goes through its initial cleaning cycle of 3 or 4 wipes to clean off the...
Microwave oven in Westy?
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Fri, 24 Oct 2003 13:00:42 -0700
...My auxiliary battery is a sears die-hard, not a deep-cycle. At the time, the Optima was too expensive and it's hard...
Re: Deep cycle batteries on sale at Canadian tire
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 25 Jul 2007 19:16:43 -0600
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc925series.htm These are nice and fit into the aux space with plenty room to spare. I have 2...
Re: bURNINGvAN 07 - date? Karl Wolz
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:36:06 -0800
...If Joy shows up, especially on her motor cycle [probably a Ninja 1000] she doesn't even have to pay the full entrance fee...
Re: Aux battery tyro
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:26:17 -0800
...There are no full size deep cycle batteries (Group 41) on the market. Many people use the Optima Yellow Top batteries by modifying the...
Re: Deep cycle batteries, voltage regulators, and eating cake
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:27:23 -0700
Ken has it right. Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer...
Re: LED taillights WAS: Re: repost optional bulb sizes/wattages?
Historical mailing list - B
Wed, 6 Feb 2008 19:41:36 -0800
...There!!! *That*'ll make our m'cycle visible to cage- drivers! B&S '87 Westy 'Esmerelda Blanc' SoCal
Re: Cooling fan issues
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Tue, 19 Jul 2016 14:02:36 -0400
...If I go ahead and drive it, the high speed fan runs a > while then cycles. Seems to do what is is supposed to...
Re: 86 Vanagon unstable idle
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Apr 2004 09:45:23 -0600
...3) Kicks up the RPM to avoid stalling at stoplights, etc, in traffic, when the air conditioner cycles on and off. Good Luck. John...
Re: Retrofit Electric Pumps and a 110V pre-heat circulating system
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:29:40 -0500
...And it depends on how long and how often your drive cycles are too of course. If all you ever do is start and...
Re: How propane refrigerators work
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:04:05 -0600
...Propane refrigerators > typically use ammonia, water, and hydrogen gas to create a continuous cycle. > The burning propane heats a solution of ammonia and water...
Still ISO Aux Battery! :-) (cross posted)
Historical mailing list - PB
Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:26:05 -0700
...The description says it's deep cycle. The specs are: 12.5" long X 7" wide X 7.5" high, 80 AH. Referenced post...
Temp Gauge High on Startup + Blinking Light
Historical mailing list - Camins Bretts
Tue, 3 May 2011 17:07:10 -0700
...Even if I: > Start the engine cold, or > Cycle the ECU by turning off the ignition and waiting, then wait with ignition on but...
Re: Painting the heads...
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 3 Feb 2010 15:51:27 +1300
...Supposedly if you want > to paint an engine, the proper prep involves cycles of heating and > degreasing. I have painted several motorcycle engines and...
re: Water injection
Historical mailing list
19 Jul 95 21:19:00 +1900
...of his car, and then tried to take a curve in the road before the unit finished its burn cycle. Cheers, David 74 Thing
'90 syncro power locks
Historical mailing list - Ray Perry
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 21:37:25 -0800
...I have experienced some "possesed" locking cycles at times in the recent past, but these have come and gone. Seems this creature does not...
Re: control arm bushings
Historical mailing list - Henning, Eric
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:49:43 -0400
...Is 85,000 km a > normal life cycle for these bushings ? I know this applies to other cars so probably applies to our Vanagons...
Re: Aux battery solution??!!!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 21 May 1999 19:51:08 -0400
...They >are sealed "gel cell" batteries, and are deep cycle. The posts even come >with screws for connecting them up to ring leads. > >Any...
Re: Clutch pedal change
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:49:40 -0700
...in the system before, so your pedal dropped further into its cycle before disengaging/engaging the clutch. It engages earlier now because the system...
Re:Speaking of batteries...
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Fri, 21 Apr 1995 20:22:13 -0600 (MDT)
...It was put out, as mentioned previously, by an alternative energy BBS and specifically relates to the type of deep cycle batteries used in...
Re: CDN Tire: Two 6 volt vs One 12 volt battery question
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:23:49 -0600
...6 volt: $85 CDN - Features * Deep-cycle 6 V battery can be used with solar panels as a source for stored energy when used...
Re: Coolant top up
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 7 Sep 2013 00:36:28 -0700
...Each cool-down cycle, if there is much of an air space in the Pressure Bottle, top it up. it can take 4 to...
Re: Battery current limiting device??
Historical mailing list - Dwight Mattix (Dwight Mattix)
Tue, 21 May 1996 14:14:30 -0700 (PDT)
...The switching transistor duty cycle would probably go to 100% >initially, or maybe 99% to limit the current to 30 amps. >
Re: Battery Reserve Capacity Calculations - 2nd Posting
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 12 Oct 2002 11:47:27 -0400
...I use an Odyssey >http://www.odysseyfactory.com/specs.htm PC1200 deep cycle in my Westy >and it has a RC of 78. The...
Deep Cycle Batteries
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -0400
...Most of the 12 volt deep cycle batteries or beefed up starting batteries and still have short lives of one or 2 seasons. The...
revving idle --> 83 westy gasser
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:07:09 -0800
...But at idle, it 'revs' or cycles rpm. i've replaced (From a well running engine, or new at time)- both temp sensors, replaced...
Re: Correct Way to Purge New Propane Tank?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:11:22 -0700
...It was just filled up and over a number of usage cycles the > remaining air in the tank would go out. > > Martin (and '82...
Westy RV battery question (fire concern)
Historical mailing list
Sat, 4 May 1996 20:07:37 -0400
I have a deep cycle RV battery that I store in a plastic case under the rear seat of my 87 Westy to power...
Upper Control Arm Bushings
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Mon, 12 Apr 1999 05:32:18 -0400
...Is 85,000 km a normal life cycle for these bushings ? Should I change all of them or just the one that's loose...
Re: Can Germans make a decent two stoke engine?
Historical mailing list - robot .
Tue, 7 Nov 2000 15:04:41 PST
...What can I do with a sweet little 2 >cycle when the bottom part wears out? > >Joe > Hook it to a sump pump base...
Re: Simple auxillary battery question
Historical mailing list - Karl M
Thu, 13 Jun 2002 14:25:50 -0400
...The battery charges up just fine, and has gone through many, many deep discharge cycles. My view, therefore, is that a standard battery is...
Re: Fw: Deep Cycle Batts.. A Journey
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 17:11:21 -0600
Most acid electrolyte batteries "Fume" just an imperceptable bit, and the result is an almost undetectable coating of electrolyte on the case, providing a...
Re: Wiper Wackiness - No Parking
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 21:49:41 EST
...All functions work as normal except that wipers will park wherever they happen to be in their cycle when the switch is returned to...
Re: Newbie question about auxiliary power
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:57:47 -0800
...replaced free when I 'use them up' pretending they are Deep Cycles in my extended winter camping trips... Don Hanson On Mon, Nov 21...
Re: Auxiliary battery for 89 Westy
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:12:03 -0600
"What size deep cycle battery do you recommend for the Auxiliary Battery? Does anyone have have a "how to" instructions for connecting it up...
Re: SALTWATER FUEL
Historical mailing list - Paul N. Oliver
Fri, 7 Dec 2007 14:25:28 -0600
...of miles to a gallon. (Heat water (or Freon closed loop cycle engine) with gasolene for your steam engine and you don't have...
Re: propex heater problems
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:56:37 -0700
...Turn the rocker switch left to begin the start/heater-on cycle, and move > > the > > temp knob all the way down to the "little...
Fwd: BATTERY INFO NEEDED PLEASE
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Fri, 12 Dec 2014 10:09:13 -0800
...work. >> Musta been a Canada-US website thing for me. :) >> >> Deep cycle vs not likely the reason for price difference? >> >> Trying to find it...
Re: Biodiesel as a parts washer solvent report
Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:11:25 -0400
...I would never use >> it for >> automatic transmissions or carburetors, etc. >> What I use now is a re-cycled door to door delivered "National...
Re: Ideas to stop battery terminal corrosion?
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:24:04 -0700
...Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA> > wrote: > > > > I have a 100Ah deep cycle battery that grows heavy corrosion at the > terminals every few months, but...