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• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Website contribution - Michael W. Barbine
  2026-10-18T16:42:57.690Z
  Replace the battery
• battery venting
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 1995 13:07:06 -0700
  I am replacing the battery in my '87 Westfalia and have a question about battery venting. The PO was using a gel cell battery...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Website contribution - Michael (gmail) Barbine
  2026-10-16T03:02:37.999Z
  Any recommendations?
• Battery Isolator question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 06:54:33 -0600
  ...A battery isolator will block discharge from the starting battery while allowing discharge from the accessory battery. But what if I want to CHARGE...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Michael Barbine (BigNerdLoLz)
  2026-10-18T17:40:53.000Z
  Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:33:59 -0500
  ...If the chassis� battery is lower than the auxiliary battery bank, the BATTERY SEPARATOR will engage allowing the auxiliary battery bank to aid in...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T17:46:54.000Z
  ...Add a second spare battery to the drivers side Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide...
• Re: Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:11:49 -0700
  ...If you put the charger on the aux battery only the aux battery will get the charge. b. The 1315 will allow charge to...
• 1979 Riviera Type 2 Bus Camper - Dead Battery ... Again
  Email contribution - Cheeseus Fries
  2026-10-18T18:26:34.000Z
  Is this a battery? Respectfully, Michael W Barbine C: +1-540-671-1261 W: https://barbineworldwide.com/ <https://barbineworldwide.com/> L: https://www.linkedin...
• Re: Battery specs?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 10:15:04 -0800
  > Does anyone know "accurate" main and sub battery specifications? > I install sub battery wiring to 87Westy now. > Then, I have already gotten Isoretor. > Does...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 15:16:17 -0800
  Dave, the Vanagons that came with an aux battery have an stock wire running from the main battery compartment to the aux battery compartment...
• Re: was fav 12 V acc, now 2nd battery relay system
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:38:15 -0800
  Since when is $65.00 expensive? Especially when the device will protect your battery investment. :) http://www.rvpartscenter.com/ProductDetail.asp?PID=20346&ProductDescription...
• Re: Battery venting, etc. (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sat, 13 Jun 1998 21:28:37 -0400
  ...Battery venting, etc. > > > SNIP SNIP > > > > The Optima battery (yellow top) is probably your safest choice. All it gives > > off are electrons and long service...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:35:20 -0700
  ...What's on the aux battery? Your signature says you are driving a Weekender. If the aux battery is wired according to VW/Bently...
• Deep Cycle Battery #2
  Historical mailing list - Marvin Westenburg
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 13:10:39 -0600
  ...I had to replace the battery. The life of a deep cycle battery is much shorter than a automotive battery anyway. So---Check the...
• Charging the batteries..
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:46:10 -0700
  ...battery wired to the main battery via a Sure Power 1314 Separator... if I hook the main battery to a 10 Amp household battery...
• Re: Input on Prestone jumpstart battery?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 16 Sep 1998 20:12:19 EDT
  ...I considered getting one of those sealed portable battery packs. Since my camper had no auxilliary battery, the camping gear (lights, etc.) ran off...
• Re: wiring auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Durby Suniga
  Fri, 26 May 2000 11:33:40 -0700
  I have an 87 Wolfsburg Vanagon (not a camper) with only the one starting battery. If I were to add an aux/house battery...
• Re: New battery experiences
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 19 Jul 2000 08:30:25 -0700
  got a no-name NAPA 50 month battery. > I wanted a non-sealed battery but this one is sealed. "Sealed".... the word can be...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 19:47:20 -0600
  ...That wire is > stock for dual battery vans. Some people with campers try to add a > second battery without adding this wire that theirs...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 26 Apr 2007 15:54:57 -0700
  ...If you have a home battery charger then just charge it in place. If you have to remove the battery to take it somewhere...
• proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:49:36 -0500
  I finally got my proper, group 41 starting battery into the battery box today. Wow, extremely tight fit. With the hoses for gas and...
• Re: Battery Isolators vs. Relays
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 14 Dec 2001 02:07:45 +0800
  The relay setup works great until the auxiliary battery develops an internal short. The batteries attempt to equalize, but since the internal resistance of...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:22:43 -0400
  Mark, My van started life as the 86 Wolfsburg "weekender" with the aux battery and the portable fridge that plugged into the receptacle on...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 13 May 2007 12:46:33 -0700
  ...Battery Draining IIRC before you replaced the starting battery you put a meter on it and found about a 1 amp or better drain...
• Re: Second battery in Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:45:53 -0700
  ...That wire is >> stock for dual battery vans. Some people with campers try to add a >> second battery without adding this wire that theirs...
• New Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Sat, 6 May 1995 15:46:41 +0000
  ...I posed this battery question to the list a few weeks ago, and I had chosen an Interstate battery. Since I just got the...
• Battery venting, etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Thu, 11 Jun 1998 13:37:02 -0500
  I'm planning to install an auxiliary battery, though maybe not under the driver's seat since I can't find a deep-discharge...
• Sure Power 1315 question
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 12 Feb 2008 20:17:25 -0800
  I'm putting together my aux battery system with a Sure Power 1315 separator. I'm planning on wiring a 120V battery charger to...
• Re: FW: New battery experiences
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 18:58:03 -0700
  > >> Battery lid still wont stay down due to the battery being too high >>when > >>the terminal guard is in place. Had to sit in...
• Battery testing solution
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:17:15 -0700
  "The purpose of battery testing is to estimate the end of battery life. Automotive technicians are most familiar with CCA, a measurement that reflects...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 21:29:59 -0800
  I bet I don't have room for a 1/4 inch 'Battery Mat' in my box. But I think a guy could take...
• Re: wiring auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 26 May 2000 12:45:37 -0700
  If you buy an battery isolator kit it will have wiring instructions with it. It is named an isolator because it isolates the two...
• Battery Removal
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 11:35:24 -0500
  Just the other day, I had the "pleasure" of removing the battery from my '87 Westy. Using a battery strap that grips the battery...
• Re: Optima Battery
  Historical mailing list - Jerry Baker
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 09:27:52 -0600
  ...I ordered the wiring harness and Odyssey PC1200 battery from Gowesty. The battery was broken during shipment and I am awaiting a new battery...
• Re: Wanted - Battery Box Lid Retainers
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:33:18 -0700
  Depending on your battery, you can cut the "horizontal" part of the battery strap out, leaving you with two vertical strips on either side...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - harald.nancy
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 14:31:42 -0800
  ...In this > >> case, the main battery will charge first, regardless of the size of the > >> auxiliary (camper) battery and only when the main battery...
• Battery specs?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Mon, 4 Dec 2000 20:07:51 +0900
  Hi, Does anyone know "accurate" main and sub battery specifications? I install sub battery wiring to 87Westy now. Then, I have already gotten Isoretor...
• Re: New battery experiences
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 20 Jul 2000 14:04:29 -0700
  ...New battery experiences > got a no-name NAPA 50 month battery. > > I wanted a non-sealed battery but this one is sealed. > > "Sealed".... the...
• Re: Where is the best place for battery cut-out relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Thu, 9 Apr 1998 10:21:34 -0700
  At 07:50 AM 09/04/98 -0400, you wrote: >Ok Volks, I'm confused. > >Bently hints that the 2nd battery cut-out relay...
• Re: Batteries don't die, they get murdered
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:27:15 -0700
  ...http://www.trojan-battery.com/Tech-Support/BatteryMaintenance/Charging.aspx http://www.trojan-battery.com/Tech-Support/BatteryMaintenance/Testing.aspx Richard Boulder
• Re: Sure Power 1314 vs Sure Power 1315
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 14:17:54 -0400
  Like Loren, I have the 1315 and have a built in battery charger. When driving, the alternator first charges the starter battery and then...
• General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 09:08:57 -0700
  Part of the thread on a battery install under the kitchen cabinet on a Westy prompts this question: Is venting of a modern non...
• Re: Newbie battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 16 May 2007 00:01:32 -0500
  ...Once the engine is started, the alternator charges the main battery. The second job of the main battery is a little more subtle. Most...
• Re: Charging the battery
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:37:49 -0700
  ...My husband told me that I have to disconnect 1 battery terminal in order to charge the battery, but I don't understand exactly...
• Aux Battery Confirmation...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Sun, 11 Aug 2002 14:04:06 -0400
  I was looking at the directions on the site for an aux battery. I have the relay, and will be adding a second battery...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:55:08 -0500
  ---- Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Part of the thread on a battery install under the kitchen cabinet on a Westy > prompts this question...
• Re: Sunforce 60113 For Aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:26:23 -0700
  If the aux battery is being drained while powering the Dometic and driving, then your relay connection is suspect. When it works, it connects...
• Re: Is my Aux Battery Charging
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Rotblatt
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 18:11:08 -0700
  ...What's on the aux battery? > Your signature says you are driving a Weekender. If the aux battery is wired according to VW/Bently...
• RE: battery info requested
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  5 Jul 1995 09:13:48 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ Years back, there was a TV ad for a battery which had a special reserve (almost like a second battery within a battery) capability...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:35:23 -0500
  I just wanted to say HI and use a neoprene mouse pad to insulate the lid from the battery. C ya, Michael in San...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:09:04 -0700
  ...proper battery fit I finally got my proper, group 41 starting battery into the battery box today.� Wow, extremely tight fit.� With the hoses...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: [Syncro] 2nd battery in a vanagon for lights, heat etc.
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 9 Feb 2002 11:26:38 -0700
  >A "Marine" battery doesn't necessarily have to be a deep cycle >battery--it can be for marine use and just be an engine...
• Re: Is there a MANUAL switch available? ;WAS: Is battery isolator better than a relay?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn Ratjen
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 10:33:45 -0800
  Why not make it simple? There are manual battery on/off switches available (kill switch). They are cheap and simple. Install batteries parallel with...
• 1991 vanagon - Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade - completed project
  Historical mailing list - KevinPGilleran
  Mon, 13 Jan 2014 14:57:00 -0800
  All, I wanted to follow up with the Vanagon group with the results conclude my Auxiliary Battery wiring upgrade. The following is the steps...
• Wire to house battery
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 3 Jun 2021 20:00:46 +0000
  I've installed a house battery under the back seat.   I'd like to get a 6g or 8g wire to it from the...
• Re: Another hazard -- battery acid (battery box treatment)
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Tue, 9 Mar 1999 22:05:37 -0700
  ...Imparts (http://www.imparts.com), sell "Battery Mat," a yellow felt 1/4 inch thick rectangle said to absorb and neutralize battery acid. $9...
• Re: Wal-Mart and battery stuff
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 2 Feb 2010 21:10:13 -0600
  In general, battery names are like oil filter names - there's a lot of labels being stamped out by maybe 4 manufacturers. One exception...
• Re: more on problems with second battery
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 15 Mar 2004 23:47:14 -0500
  David Marshall wrote: > Mark and the list... > I've been looking at this whole second battery isolator / relay thing. I've seen some systems...
• Re: Time to hammer the starter/solenoid????
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 08:41:44 -0700
  ...I have a full 110 V battery charger (on full power) to the battery (during start efforts) so I assume that the battery is...