A Tiico motor is simply a 2.0L R/J/G I-4 motor, right?  If so, 200 CCA
is sufficient. 350 is great. 500 is over the top. You can easily start
an eight cylinder diesel in the dead of winter with 420 CCA.

Beyond unnecessary excess, at some point (not sure where) extra CCA in
your van becomes a course in diminishing returns, since the Vanagon has
1/4 mile-long positive battery lead. Mine only looks like 6 gauge.  You
electro types out there can do the math for us, but only a certain
amount of current can run through that lead.

Nevertheless, if the chips were down, you could probably start that puny
2.0 reliably with a 60 CCA garden tractor battery. If having lots more
makes you happy, buy an 800 CCA; they make 'em.

Pax--

G. Matthew Bulley
Mount Olive, NC

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
Of Phil S.
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2002 12:15 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Best Cranking Amps For Tiico Starter

I just bought an Interstate brand "Vanagon OEM"
12Vbattery with 500 cranking amps, Is this good enough
or will I be overworking the battery?

Thanks,

Phil***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
***60' Morris Mini1340CC(For sale)

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