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Subject:Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
From:Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Date:Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:14:53 -0700

Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

>
> like all people know is that when they turn that key .. two good
> things happen.........the engine cranks strongly, and she fires right
> up.

There are only a few things in life as reassuring as that.

> when ya got that ....yer happy. lol. I will also say that the
> theoretical world and the actual world are a little different (

Practical knowledge trumps theoretical knowledge most every time. That
said, I still think a fat wire from the battery to the starter would be
mo' better than one from the alternator.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
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