Hey Folks,

I managed to kill the primary battery on my 1986 Westy while I was camping.
Getting it restarted (jumped) was a piece of cake. I simply connected my
jumper cables to my aux batt. and "vrrrrrooooom."

While I was jumping my self (so to speak), I wondered .... is there a safe
way to hardwire a proper gauge wire from the positive terminal of my Aux.
batt. to the pos. terminal of my primary batt with a switch in between?

The idea being, should I kill my battery again, I could just throw the
switch, start the car then flip the switch back. There seems to be enough
room in the center walkway to run a coated wire from batt. to batt. under
the matt, and perhaps even under the center isle.

Has anyone tried this? I realized our batteries are each grounded well, that
when one goes to jump themselves (so to speak) that you don't even have to
use the black cable.

I don't have plans to kill my battery any more, tho this is the kind of
project I'd like to have set up, if it's safe to do.  Comments? Suggestions?
Opinions? Recommendations? I'm on vacation, and have the free time. Lemme
know what you think.

Thanks much,

dave-o :)
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dave bowers
Portland, Oregon
1986 Westy "HMS Beagle"
http://www.dave-bowers.com/vw