

| Subject: | Re: Bad battery? |
| From: | Karl Ploessl |
| Date: | Wed, 5 May 2021 22:23:33 -0400 |
this is what I got: https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Plus-Lead-Acid-Automotive-Battery-Group-Size-41/16782701 On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:36 PM Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > Never saw your original message Rich. > But Walmart has a battery that fits just fine, whole different number that > I can't remember. If you want I'll look but it was $150 > > On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:22:35 PM PDT, Eric Caron < > ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > Hi Richard, > > Your message came through. Looking forward to your info. > > Eric Caron > > > > On May 5, 2021, at 9:05 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET> > wrote: > > > > You are correct Dave, 0% chance of battery freezing in garage in San > Diego. But I've got some ideas on what happened and why battery gave out, > and may be helpful for all. I'm having some difficulties posting to the > Vanagon List, so will wait until things get back to normal. > > > > Rich > > San Diego > > > > On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 5:44:38 PM PDT, David McNeely < > davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > It is very unlikely that the battery froze in San Diego, like dead > certain > > that it did not. > > > > On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 3:02 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote: > > > >> A battery with a low charge or no charge, and is allowed to freeze in > the > >> winter, will typically die. > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf > >> Of Richard Koerner > >> Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 8:42 PM > >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >> Subject: Bad battery? > >> > >> Was all set to go for a nice cruise today in Vanagon. Instrument > cluster > >> lights ok, but no familiar sound from fuel pump. No crank, no click, no > >> nothing. Parking lights work, but no headlights. Voltmeter says 10.0 > VDC; > >> makes me assume 1 dead cell. Walmart Group 41 battery is exactly 6 > years > >> old, I'm used to getting much longer life, but with Covid I will admit > not > >> too much long distance driving these days. Tried PepBoys, NAPA, > O'Reillys, > >> Walmart via computer...these Group 41 batteries are getting harder and > >> harder to find. But local Autozone has one; I called....the guy > checked in > >> the back to physically confirm the thing exists; no idea of Manufacture > >> Date. My plan is to take old battery to Autozone and have them check > out; > >> assuming it's dead will immediately buy new one and install. I will add > >> that I recently in last month replaced old alternator in Subie EJ22 > motor > >> with a new one; no issues, but the old one was at least 160K miles and > >> replaced as a preventative measure; wondering if the renewed voltage > coming > >> into old battery kind of pushed it over the edge, don't know, probably > just > >> a coincidence. Old Walmart battery was $100; new batteries are $150, > just > >> the way it goes. > >> Rich > >> San Diego > >> > > > >
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