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• Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:05:30 -0500
  ...I put my MM between the + terminal on my new battery and the + cable. I then set my RadioShack MM to the notch marked...
• Re: Aux Battery Blow Up
  Historical mailing list - MissVeeDub
  Fri, 7 Apr 2006 09:12:14 -0700
  ...in the battery compartment, the wires looked to be in good condition (however, when i couldn't get that positive cable off I ended...
• What to look for in buying a bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 16:56:20 -0700
  ...Check under the battery for corrosion- have the owner remove the battery or move it to one side. I've never owned a vehicle...
• Re: Finding a short
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 13 Jul 2019 14:12:41 -0400
  ...In the meantime, I attached a 4 AWG cable from the ground of the accessory > battery (which is under the back seat) through the...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 18:29:42 -0700
  ...I hooked up jumper cables- positive on my battery to the big > terminal on the parts van starter; negative on my battery to the...
• old VW Radio. install pb
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Pierre Le Cruguel
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 00:13:11 -0400
  ...you disconnect from the battery, My van sit for a long time (several years). I wonder if some cables did not break. Anyway. I...
• Second battery install instructions
  Historical mailing list - Ron & Marianne Mighton
  Sun, 28 Dec 2003 08:44:03 -0500
  ...follows Battery $58.99 COSTCO 207280 41-650 650 CCA Negative bat.cable $4.29 CanadianTire Corp. 11-0931-8 (9 Inch cable) Pos...
• Input on Prestone jumpstart battery?
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Sun, 13 Sep 1998 12:49:51 -0500
  Have any of the list members bought the $95 Prestone "sealed" lead acid baterry w/ built in jumpstart cables and charger? Hey Bullwinkle, LOOK...
• Re: proper battery fit
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:01:45 -0700
  ...41 starting battery into the battery box today. �Wow, extremely tight fit. �With the hoses for gas and the cables, the battery is almost...
• Re: holes in front wall of battery box.
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 18 Jul 2016 08:43:50 -0600
  ...in the lower right-hand corner (next to where the battery ground cable bolts to the chassis. This hole looks like there may have...
• antennas (FUBAR) /f
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:21:48 +0000
  ...The hardest part of the installation was running the antenna cable through the plastic coolant tubes under the van. There was sufficient coax cable...
• Re: auxiliary battery
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 08:41:27 -0800
  ...I put a Sears Diehard Marine battery (more than double the capacity of the original) in my '85 Weekender by rerouting the original cable...
• Re: 12.2 V at rest ('85 Westy w/2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:18:01 -0700
  ...In almost a year of living with hard cranking or battery gets too weak in only a few days... this other cable fixed it...
• Re: Optima Battery safety question
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Fri, 8 Jul 2005 13:57:47 -0400
  It won't help you with your tri-star, but I relocated the house battery to a rear cabinet in my Westy (the one...
• Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 19:05:53 -0500
  ...the starter and the battery? > >Is the bonding strap you're talking about here different from the ground >cable from the transmission to the...
• Re: Start battery any new tips when replacing?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 24 Dec 2023 14:45:19 -0500
  Hi all, Thanks Dennis, Can someone describe the 96R AGM and why it might be worth more dollars? Would the battery fit and terminals...
• Re: Voltage Drop, 4 feet extra, 4 gauge wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 16:14:12 -0800
  ...I thought it was very well known to always undo the negative battery cable first, then remove batteries or whatever, and always connect neg...
• Re: '87 goofy idle
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sun, 10 Dec 1995 11:03:22 -0800 (PST)
  ...remove the battery cable before operating on the electrical system. Steven sjohnson@pcocd2.intel.com
• Re: jack under driver's seat
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 May 1998 17:16:01 EDT
  ...aux. battery under there. the space under my drivers seat contains jack, lug wrench, many assorted hand tools, hammer, hatchet, jumper cables, bentley manual...
• Re: Tips for syncro Starter installation???
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 26 May 1999 17:08:54 -0400
  ...the problem comes in attaching the battery cable. There are 2 different lengths of starters. They very by only 1/4" make sure you...
• Re: Burning Van
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 07:27:26 -0700
  ...Some of those definitions includes midgets and battery cables, some are different. Mike On 8/15/03 3:40 AM, "DaBomb" <dabomb@TANJABARNES.COM...
• ARCHIVES: delayed starters
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Houg
  Wed, 06 Mar 1996 16:01:03 -0800
  ...One comment, the cranking is > getting very weak despite a new Interstate (TM) battery. > > My delayed start (and weak crank) eventually turned into no...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:29:04 -0700
  ...I thought the 5 years old battery was DOD so,I changed it. All cables and wire are tight on battery and alternator. All...
• Re: Leak Free Battery (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 May 1995 11:40:00 -0400
  ...than the stock "group 41" >> battery, but it seems to fit okay. I had to rearrange >> the cables slightly so they would reach without...
• Re: Aux. Battery Works! Yay!
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:37:31 -0700
  ...What a great surprise to see everything working, > including the ignition - with the + battery cable disconnected! Now I can > invest that money in poptop...
• Battery Charger ?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 08:47:19 -0700
  ...I have about 3 of those so called "Smart Chargers" that work seldom on a dead battery..... when a battery is dead or actually...
• Re: back on the road
  Historical mailing list - Higginbotham, David A.
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 10:39:07 +0000
  ...I did try to crank it with jumper cables last spring, but it did what Steve was describing after he put a new engine...
• Re: Heater Stuck on Hot
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 5 May 2003 22:34:47 -0500
  ...every time I've had the 3/4 Lever dash control out, I've found a cable or two that was deformed, bent or...
• Re: Recommended battery booster works great
  Historical mailing list - Eric Wunrow
  Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:22:12 -0800
  ...us, otherwise I can jump myself by running cables from those terminals to our house battery under the sink. Never needed it� yet� kinda...
• Re: Multimeter help for the idiot
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:42:50 -0700
  ...I put my MM between the + terminal on my new battery and the + cable. I then set my RadioShack MM to the notch marked...
• Re: Not starting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 20:59:00 -0800
  ...Next............dosn't sound like you have this, but do think really hard about the battery cable connections. There's a thing where you...
• Re: Starter: it's one or another
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 16 Sep 2010 09:48:53 -0500
  ...high resistance in the starter motor > > >>main current path, or weak starter battery. > > >> > > >>I am in agreement with David Beierl that fat copper cables...
• Re: Aux. Battery-Stereo Amp question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 07:55:16 -0700
  ...even at 400W you need to hook the inverter directly to the batter with the beefy cable with the battery clamps it comes with...
• Re: Trying to understand starter stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:27:26 -0600
  ...They have to have big cables > direct to the battery; a heavy switch that can switch them on and off under > load without burning...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:59:45 -0700
  ...the battery. I >>> don't know if he has actually put one there. It would mean a much >>> smaller >>> run of cable to the...
• Re: Sluggish starter fix
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:06:38 -0800
  ...at the grnd cable at the front of the trans undersize or weak battery cables.. or poor connections. weak battery ( a small hydrometer costs...
• Re: Getting wires to...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 23 May 2003 13:50:07 -0700
  ...wires from the battery up front to power a radio > transciever...actually, I'm thinking of making the ground 10-ga. and tying > all...
• Re: Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 02:56:50 -0800
  ...After having to move a bunch of stuff I got the jumper cables out and jumped the aux battery to the starting battery. Started...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 28 May 2010 14:12:59 -0700
  ...I could use a little help > I'm looking for a jumper cable plug-in that fits on the floor over the > battery right...
• Re: Duct tape over air intake
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Sun, 11 May 97 13:39:00 PDT
  Bill, It solves the problem of your PO being too lazy to fix the broken cable that shuts off the fresh air vents inside...
• Re: Cool spot for Bentley Book
  Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
  Wed, 9 Jul 2003 21:02:38 -0500
  ...I'm not talking about the battery >slot, but the space that is under the seat itself. Try it for yourself, >it's a...
• Re: Of Vanagon Demons and other Ailments...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 17:02:11 -0400
  ...clamps onto the battery (top post) - one probe on the top surface of the battery post, the other on the cable terminal, and measured...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sat, 1 Aug 2009 21:13:06 -0400
  ...The van does not light the "Alt" or "Battery" or "Charging" light with the key "ON" and no cranking. The cable that comes from...
• '80 VW Westfalia For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Kyle Haskins
  Sun, 5 Oct 1997 11:35:17 -0500
  ...Two tables, lots of cabinet space, closet, Pop-top, Sleeps 4, Water/Electric hook-ups, New Tires, 9 month old battery. Body is in...
• Re: Anyone have this tech text?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 31 Jul 2001 16:37:15 -0400
  ...If you get approximately battery voltage, you know you've got the right one. Make sure handy friend removes the battery cable before proceeding...
• Re: Second Request Help Needed w/Aux Battery Wiring
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:17:09 -0700
  ...Right now I've > connected the new battery, through heavy cables, to the same points the old > battery was connected to and everything is...
• Rodents
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Sat, 23 May 2020 19:30:32 +0000
  ...used plumbers putty around a hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes through the floor, and sealed around the lines from...
• Re: I could use a little help
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Fri, 28 May 2010 14:15:11 -0700
  ...I'm looking for a jumper cable plug-in that fits on the floor over the >> battery right behind the passenger seat by the...
• Re: setting up multimeter to check current draw
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 7 Aug 2009 19:17:05 -0400
  ...Do I use the volts setting and go across the fuse > connections with the fuse out, or pull one of the battery cables to...
• Dual-Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 13:38:54 -0400
  ...I would like to use something a little more graceful than a jumper cable as I will be living in the van for the...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 13 Oct 2005 08:29:53 -0600
  ...Crawl under the front and follow the speedometer cable up from the drivers side front wheel. It will go to a little box. Depending...
• Starting problems
  Historical mailing list - khgo50
  Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:29:46 -0400
  ...pump, replace with new fuel pump, new cables, spark plugs, new distributor cap with rotor, new battery. Any help is greatly appreciated? -- With warm...
• Re: Update: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 09:50:46 -0400
  ...Which wire(s) off the alternator go to the battery? I did >> accidentally arc the cable from the starter on the alternator and have...
• Brief Report on Norcold after a Week of Camping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 08:42:51 -0700
  ...to disconnect everything from the battery to protect other circuits, like the Norcold. BTW, I had the Honda cable for this, two guys parked...
• Re: generators/inverters for camping
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:57:47 -0800
  If I went and got another battery charger, how could I be able to determine if that one would "like" the power that my...
• Re: Alternator not putting out volts 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 00:40:28 -0400
  ...Remember to disconnect > the (-) battery cable before doing this. > � The big red wires connect to a stud on the starter, where a larger red...
• Re: Aux Battery in GL-Sure Power Instructions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 10:28:00 -0700
  ...adds value but the tight battery boxes we have > don't have room for the proper size battery cable to properly implement > the feature...
• Re: A twist on dual-battery configurations
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 19:35:15 -0500
  ...you try to jump-start a totally dead or shorted battery with jumper cables. This is why both Hella and VW opted for a...
• Re: Fridge problems
  Historical mailing list - Mike Barfield
  Thu, 27 Apr 2000 18:09:48 -0400
  ...I plan to leave the charger on the battery all night (with cables > removed). Anyone got any ideas why 120v isn't working? > > Mike...
• Re: Checking output of alternator.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 05:59:06 -0400
  ...I thought the 5 years old battery was DOD so,I changed it. All cables and wire are tight on battery and alternator. All...