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Subject:Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?
From:James
Date:Mon, 9 May 2016 16:13:24 -0400

Either your battery isn't holding a charge, or isn't being correctly charged.

Our Westy is stored for the winter - minimum four months - yet starts right up after that, and there's been no charger on the battery.

James
Ottawa, ON
'91 Westy Weekender

> Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 10:32:04 +0200
> From: zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET
> Subject: Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when              sitting?
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> 
> Raymond,
> It's either an old battery or it has something draining it.  It should last
> for a few months.
> Zoltan
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raymond Markett
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 2:12 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?
> 
> Hello,
> 
> Here is a question for the occasional Vanagon drivers. How long does your
> Vanagon's battery stay charged when it hasn't been driven? After two weeks
> of sitting idle, my Vanagon's battery doesn't have enough juice to turn over
> the motor.
> Is that normal?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Raymond
> 
> Sent from my iPhone=

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