--- "G. Matthew Bulley" <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
wrote:
> 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

I see......so what if I was to run a thicker gauge
wire, say 20G for the posative lead? And Maybe shorten
the length to 1/8 mile long:)

Phil

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