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  • Battery choices
    Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:19:44 -0400
    ...Regardless of the fact I get a good discount at a military base for an Optima battery, they have have great warranties, huge CCA...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:39:18 -0500
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and > have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, > anyway!) Not...
  • Re: Questions about crossing the border into Canada with rebiult engines to show and maybe sell
    Historical mailing list - Marshall
    Sat, 8 Dec 2001 18:08:36 -0600
    ...lachance" <palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2001 03:42 PM Subject: Re: Questions about crossing the border...
  • Re: Understanding Amp Hours
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Tue, 20 Jun 2006 13:46:21 -0400
    ...A new Sears diehard 650 CCA aux battery > will last 4 > hours until completely dead running the 8 AMP fridge. On 12 V the...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 10:56:44 -0700
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, anyway!) Not...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:17:07 -1000
    ...Finding the PERFECT starter battery! > > Fwiw .. > I just get a '48' which is a stock diesel vanagon battery with usually about 600 CCA's...
  • Re: Deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:33:17 -0500
    ...After a recharge you can't notice any noticeable loss of CCA's when starting. That is a big change vs. wet cell starting...
  • Re: Leak Free Battery (fwd)
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 1 May 1995 11:40:00 -0400
    The optima has really great CCA but --they won't have a deep-cycle version until a year from now (they told me on...
  • Re: Skylight Guy or Bus Depot??friday?
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Fri, 14 Jul 2000 09:03:09 -0700
    ...lachance" <palachance@ccapcable.com> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 7:30 AM Subject: Re: Skylight Guy or Bus Depot...
  • Good! Re: Help me diagnose and fix no brake lights
    Historical mailing list - Linda Merrill
    Fri, 9 Oct 2015 20:47:33 +0000
    ...ID4NCj4+PiA+Pg0KPj4+ID4NCj4+Pg0KPj4NCj4+DQo+Pg0KPj4gLS0NCj4+IE5laWwg bg0KPj4NCj4+IEJsb2c6IFZhbmFnb25zLCBXZXN0ZmFsaWEsIGdlbmVyYWwgPGh0dHA6Ly90dWJh bmVpbC5ibG9nc3BvdC5jYT4NCj4+DQo+PiAxOTg4IFdlc3R5IEltYWdlcyA8aHR0cHM6Ly9waWNh c2F3ZWIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS9tdXNvbXVzby9OZXcxOTg4V2VzdHk+DQo+Pg0KPj4gMTk4MSBXZXN0 ZmFsaWEgIkphY28iIEltYWdlcywgdGVjaG5pY2FsDQo+PiA8aHR0cDovL3R1YmFuZWlsLmdvb2ds ZXBhZ2VzLmNvbS8+DQo+Pg0KPj4gVmFuYWdvbi1CdXMgVkFHIEdhcyBFbmdpbmUgU3dhcCBHcm91 cCA8aHR0cDovL3Rpbnl1cmwuY29tL2toYWxiYXk+DQo+Pg0KPg0K
  • Re: Suggestions for internet access on the road? (Sort-of Vanagon content)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Tue, 30 May 2000 19:40:37 -0700
    ...Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > http://www.busdepot.com > > > > From: <ccastigliano@sprintmail.com> > > To: <vanagon@egroups.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 3...
  • Re: Deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 18:32:54 -0700
    ...After a recharge you can't notice any noticeable loss of CCA's > > when starting. That is a big change vs. wet cell starting...
  • 1986 Kombi Syncro
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
    Tue, 9 Sep 1997 20:52:55 -0700
    ...Hopefully, he'll start making it to the CCC and CCA campouts -- he's and old friend of Kathy's. There still are some...
  • Sportsmobile (was Re: Who makes the straight-up pop-top?)
    Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
    Thu, 13 Jan 2000 20:37:44 EST
    ...JordanVw@AOL.COM > > In a message dated 1/13/00 6:12:59 PM Eastern Standard Time, > palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM writes: > > << the only " new...
  • Bio-diesel in VW's
    Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
    Wed, 17 Mar 2004 15:54:29 -0800
    ...Can you say molasses? Humboldt State U's CCAT did tests on locally supplied bio-diesel and found rendered grease in it. Getting the...
  • Re: Another Primary Battery Option
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
    Fri, 12 Dec 2014 11:01:55 -0600
    ...glass mat technology intrigues me and having the 950 CA/760 CCA rating > > should help out this time of year. I'm not saying...
  • Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
    Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
    Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:38:47 -0800
    ...78 amp hours, 125 minutes reserve capacity, 850 CCA. $94 + >> tax with core. Add about 10% more if you want it shipped dry plus...
  • krown rust protection
    Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
    Mon, 28 Aug 2000 22:07:56 -1000
    ...lachance" <palachance@ccapcable.com> >yes, we are selling Zephyr... it was bought in january 98 in Florida ( born >in Germany, but raised in US...
  • 1982 diesel Vanagon FS
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Fri, 1 Jun 2001 08:24:37 -0400
    ...pioneer speakers - 2 gauge battery cables and Ford diesel truck 900 CCA heavy duty battery (the best you can find!) Brakes, clutch, and all...
  • FS-1982 vanagon diesel in northern VA
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Sat, 6 Jul 2002 09:19:35 -0400
    ...New Ford diesel truck battery w/100 cca, 2 gauge cables and new starter New glow plugs and fuel injectors New fuel lines Other...
  • Re: optima the one for starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:24:47 -0700
    ...kept the on a > trickle charger all winter. > > (900 or 1000 cca batteries marine deep cycle batteries ain't cheap . > And I think that...
  • Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
    Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:11:17 +0100
    ...The discussion also states a T5 battery >> is a better fit and same CCA but I'm not sure of the amp hours. What...
  • Re: Group 41 Battery? As house battery, under Driver Seat?
    Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
    Tue, 4 Feb 2020 03:36:01 +0000
    ...Group 42, 48 or 56R if you don’t mind fewer CCAs > > > > Sent from my way cool iPhone. > > > >> On Feb 2, 2020, at 5...
  • Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Wed, 2 May 2012 15:41:52 -0400
    ...monsterous 1150 cold cranking amps at 0F (compared to only 650 CCA fo rthe Lifeline at 0F). At 01:00 PM 5/2/2012...
  • 1982 diesel Vanagon FS in northern Virginia - $2K
    Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
    Fri, 21 Jun 2002 16:42:19 -0400
    ...New Ford diesel truck battery w/100 cca, 2 gauge cables and new starter New glow plugs and fuel injectors New fuel lines Other...
  • Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
    Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:45:08 -0500
    ...but you should use a load around half your battery's CCA >rating, and since I have a diesel and 800 AmpsI needed this...
  • Re: Deep cycle battery
    Historical mailing list - Doug F
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 19:16:21 -0700
    ...After a recharge you can't notice any noticeable loss > > of CCA's when starting. That is a big change vs. wet cell starting...
  • Re: Optima Batteries - Red Yellow or Blue?
    Historical mailing list - James V
    Sat, 15 Oct 2005 14:46:08 -0700
    ...both are supposed to be "dual purpose" starter/deep-cycle batteries. CCA's are slightly lower than the Red Top starter batteries, but still...
  • Re: Another Primary Battery Option
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Fri, 12 Dec 2014 18:46:22 -0500
    ...glass mat technology intrigues me and having the 950 CA/760 CCA rating should help out this time of year. I'm not saying...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:34:17 -0700
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and > > have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, > > anyway!) Not...
  • Changing tranny in 80 vgon options (fwd)
    Historical mailing list - Thoreau
    Thu, 6 Feb 1997 16:46:26 -0600 (CST)
    ...are looking for happiness, you will never find it *************************************************************************** spwhite@artsci.wustl.edu http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~spwhite CCA St. Louis Regional representative
  • Re: Aux battery solution??!!!
    Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
    Fri, 2 Jul 1999 23:01:35 -0700
    ...batteries are 12 volts each, and are rated as the following: CCA@0 degrees F - 215 CA@ 32 degrees F - 310 Res Capacity - 44...
  • How to Select the Right Battery (long)
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
    ...However, more CCAs are better. For diesels, the CCA rating is typically three to four times the engine displacement, and is ually spread among...
  • Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
    Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
    Wed, 2 May 2012 11:31:26 -0400
    ...under the drivers seat since all of these batteries have enough CCA for the sorts of engines we install anyway. Maybe the PM-1...
  • Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
    Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
    Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:25:17 -0500
    ...The discussion also states a T5 battery > is a better fit and same CCA but I'm not sure of the amp hours. What...
  • Optima Yellow vs. Red as Starter Battery
    Historical mailing list - Mark Ball
    Mon, 18 Feb 2002 00:19:33 -0500
    ...But again because of the cost and cca I wold not go out and buy one to use solely as a starting batt. On...
  • new series 48 Odyssey battery
    Historical mailing list - Troy
    Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:02:17 -0800
    ...48 series unit................ specs on the Odyssey PC1220 ( group 48 ) battery. CCA 680, 70 amp @ 20hr rate, 135 reserve capacity, 11.89x6.88x7.48price...
  • Re: 1991 digital clock
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 7 Mar 2013 22:21:01 -0800
    ...battery ..new, and I use the diesel vanagon one for more CCA's .. somewhere in the process I found out the 86 and later...
  • Re: optima the one for starting battery?
    Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
    Sun, 21 Aug 2005 12:58:22 -0700
    ...kept the on a > > trickle charger all winter. > > > > (900 or 1000 cca batteries marine deep cycle batteries ain't cheap . > > And I think that...
  • Re: Battery choices
    Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 07:37:25 -0400
    ...Regardless > of the fact I get a good discount at a military base for an Optima battery, > they have have great warranties, huge CCA...
  • Re: FW: Extra Gas?
    Historical mailing list - Thoreau
    Mon, 24 Feb 1997 16:27:16 -0600 (CST)
    ...are looking for happiness, you will never find it *************************************************************************** spwhite@artsci.wustl.edu http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~spwhite CCA St. Louis Regional representative
  • T3 Westy's; batteries; how to have your cake and eat it
    Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
    Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:19:12 -0600
    ...Now instead of having one dedicated starting battery and one deep cycle battery, you need two deep cycle batteries with enough CCA to start...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - PB
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 11:05:12 -0700
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and > have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, > anyway!) Not...
  • Diesel Warm No Start?
    Historical mailing list - Cook, Thomas
    Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:38:56 -0500
    ...van and have already replaced it once with a new 1000 CCA battery) it starts right up. Once it even started right up by...
  • Re: Group 41 Battery? As house battery, under Driver Seat?
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Mon, 3 Feb 2020 23:09:30 -0500
    ...Group 42, 48 or 56R if you don’t mind fewer CCAs >>> >>> Sent from my way cool iPhone. >>> >>>> On Feb 2, 2020, at 5...
  • Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
    Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
    Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:37 -0500
    ...but you should use a load around half your battery's CCA >>rating, and since I have a diesel and 800 AmpsI needed this...
  • Re: optima the one for starting battery? Typo!
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:30:57 -0400
    ...kept the on a > trickle charger all winter. > > (900 or 1000 cca batteries marine deep cycle batteries ain't cheap . > And I think that...
  • Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:02:55 -0700
    ...but you should use a load around half your battery's |CCA |>rating, and since I have a diesel and 800 AmpsI needed this...
  • Re: [VWDIESEL] Slow starter(s)...
    Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
    Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:42:33 -0500
    ...Relativly new battery (Yeah, the oversized big'n our dealer decided >"fits fine"...pletty of CCA and CA though..) (battery is probably about >6...
  • Re: Battery choices
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:58:56 -0500
    ...Regardless >>of the fact I get a good discount at a military base for an Optima battery, >>they have have great warranties, huge CCA...
  • Re: Bio-diesel in VW's
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Mark Shankland
    Wed, 17 Mar 2004 20:46:24 -0700
    ...Can you say molasses? Humboldt State U's CCAT did tests on locally supplied bio-diesel and found rendered grease in it. Getting the...
  • Re: Main battery tight fit
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
    Sun, 3 Jun 2007 20:52:33 EDT
    ...Currently I have the Interstate MegaTron Plus, MTP-91 with 700 CCA and 875 CA, which I understand is the bigger of the two...
  • Re: Your method to fit grp 41 battery in box
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 28 Mar 2026 10:01:49 +0000
    ...The discussion also states a T5 battery >> is a better fit and same CCA but I'm not sure of the amp hours.  What...
  • Re: Another Primary Battery Option
    Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
    Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:27:50 -0800
    ...glass > mat technology intrigues me and having the 950 CA/760 CCA rating should help > out this time of year. I'm not saying...
  • Re: netiquette and HTML ???
    Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
    Wed, 27 Oct 1999 13:55:01 -0400
    ...Pierre A Lachance <palachance@ccapcable.com> Sent: 27 octobre, 1999 10:34 Subject: Re: netiquette and HTML ??? > Hi Pierre -- not to worry. It's...
  • Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:10:25 -0400
    ...Best of all, the CA are 735, with CCA of 590. about 30% better than the group 42 I pulled out. Just a note...
  • Re: Castrol, QT, 5W50 vs. Amsoil - cold no-start
    Historical mailing list - Jack R.
    Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:45:23 -0500
    ...Checked the battery > and there is > just under 600 CCA left on it, cleaned the terminal posts, even tried > jumping it for a bit...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 13:39:02 -0500
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and >> have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, >> anyway!) Not...
  • Re: Finding the PERFECT starter battery!
    Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
    Tue, 7 Jul 2015 15:48:47 -0500
    ...Bosch with a 3 year replacement and > > > have more than enough CCA. (I don't have any plans to camp in snow, > > > anyway!) Not...
  • Re: Another Monster Battery Option For Stock Locations
    Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
    Wed, 2 May 2012 17:16:45 -0400
    ...monsterous 1150 cold cranking amps at 0F (compared to only 650 CCA fo > rthe Lifeline at 0F). > > At 01:00 PM 5/2/2012...