I can tell you that a 91 BMW 525i can go about 20 miles on a fully charged
battery before it dies... with no electric items running.

Not sure how far a Vanagon will go, as the battery powers the fuel pump,
ECU, various other items.  Be sure to let us know how far you make it,
before hooking up battery #2.

Jack R.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Don Hanson
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:39 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery

Aha!  It seems to be the alternator.  I get about 11.5 amps when the motor
is on from the main wire on the rear.  A little  less from the blue wire
(small).  No Juice coming out, I guess.
  Didn't realize Bus Boys was in Redding,  I may have to back-track there
for an alternator..Alturas is on 395 hwy, which is in the next valley over
from Redding and a bit north..but if I have to order, it would probably be
from  them anyhow, and then I would wait and pay someone to deliver it to
me?
  Thanks,
  Don Hanson