Imagine, having to take your seat or steering wheel off just to get to the
battery!  After I sent my first message to the list, I went back out and
applied a couple of screwdrivers, prying this way and that....voila, a
corner popped up.  I literally ripped the cover out of there (and I don't
plan on putting it back either) the starting battery has plastic shields
that fit over the terminals; any reason why I can use these on the aux
battery too?  Oh, the good news is, the aux battery is only a little over a
year old, and the voltage is acceptable (14 volts or so).

Ellen

----Original Message Follows----
From: "Bob Stevens" <mtbiker62@hotmail.com>
To: elleninoregon@HOTMAIL.COM, vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Aux battery access woes
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 17:11:17 -0600

"Is it like this on a Westy too?"

Ellen,
On my '87 syncro Westy I've gotten used to just taking the steering wheel
off (takes me 3 minutes, literally), turning the drivers seat around (180)
and sliding it forward (front of van) and voila, the aux bat box is
thoroughly exposed for easy access. Don't know about the earlier-than-'86's.

Bob Stevens
'87 Westy Syncro
"Passion Fruit"

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