Thanks to the 3 of you who answered.  It works great now.  I had lost
(tossed?) the directions so your replies helped me see what I had done.

I guess everyone does something dumb once in a while, and some of us get in
line more than once.

Many thanks,
Dave in Denver
Syncro 2.5

rom: George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
>Reply-To: George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: shur power 1315 wiring question
>Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 15:39:22 -0600
>
>Dave wrote;
> >>I installed a shurpower 1315 isolator. It is so simple, I don't know how
>I
> >>messed it up.
> >>I hooked up main battery + to one terminal, Aux batter + to the other
> >>terminal.  I left the 3 little switch prongs alone, as I don't need it
> >>manually switchable, just want it to intelligently charge the aux
>battery.
>
>Dave,
>Step 7 on the instruction sheet says to connect a 14 gauge wire from the
>chassis ground to the Separator ground.  (this is one of the three prongs
>you left alone).
>When I hooked mine up I ran a short wire from the ground connection to one
>of the mounting screws I used to hold the separator to the vans body.
>George
>'85 Westfalia (with two batteries and a Sure Power 1315 Separator)

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