Karma is a b*&^%, I guess. I took it for another ride and it just seems it
is not charging correctly and I have to rev it to get it to idle while I
back out and put it in D. Once I drive a few blocks, it starts to idle, but
letting it rest does not seem to help on start up. Concerned bcuz the alt
s/b charging the main and overflow to the aux battery.  Thinking along the
lines of Jim Arnotts 2004(?) write up involving the 1315 and an extra HD
wire to the alt.  Got in-laws here so gotta get friendly, so I'm gonna put
on a smiley face and think about it in the background.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Robert Fisher <garciasghostvw@gmail.com>wrote:

> Either the Honda salesman sabotaged it, or it's protesting your
> unfaithfulness in dumping a bunch of money into another machine.
>
> Cya,
> Robert
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael Sullivan
> Sent: Friday, May 07, 2010 2:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Stutter and Low Batt
>
> Just left the stealership and bought the young'un a Honda Fit for
> graduation. Still would not trade my van for a brand new Fit, tho.  BUT, on
> access road, van died when I came to some traffic.  Started right up, but
> hard to get it to idle. Noticed that my main battery is reading 12.14 while
> off and was as low as 12.08.  The aux batt is at 13.36. Can someone get me
> on the right track to checking why the main battery is so low and why
> stalling all of a sudden.  I do have the SurePower 1315 and am monitoring
> the charge on the VoltMinder.
> I did replace my dizzy last year and eyeballed the timing at that time.
>  Van
> usually idles around 1000. Was fine before the car place, but then... I
> left
> it parked at the grocery for 20 minutes, and still same problem.
> Any and all advice is appreciated, but keep it simple to start, duuhhhh.
> Thanks.
> Michael in San Antonio
> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
> 73 Beetle
>