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• FYI: Battery Life
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 23:45:34 -0600
  ...cable ends aid electrical leakage and hinder charging, also leading to chronically "low" batteries. Obviously this is a major contributor to short battery life...
• FS: Project 87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 09:38:18 -0700
  ...Previous owner just purt a new starter, battery, and battery cable in it. It has a fair amount of rust on it. If you...
• 'The death of a mouse' in Vanagon not an Arthur Miller tale
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Jorud
  Sun, 31 Oct 1999 08:04:26 -0600
  ...I had never noticed the openings at the ends of the intake openingnor around the battery cable. I will definitely check them out and...
• digijet tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 15:40:05 -0500
  ...With the 6 position rotary switch it is possible to select for viewing on the LCD, temp1, temp 2, Oxygen sensor, afm wiper, battery...
• Re: More AC woes...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:31:12 -0700
  ...a marine battery switch (A/B or A&B) using #6 wire, I believe (same size as the original battery cables). Usually I have...
• Re: Overhead Westy light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:10:22 -0400
  ...next to it and switches from starting battery to > small gel cell house battery. The starter cable is not switched. > > This system has worked...
• Re: Mega-fuse? (between batteries)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 08:25:41 -0800
  ...at least > upgrade the wiring from the alternator to the main battery cable. > > Dennis > > Thanks, yes I see now the fuse would only work...
• RE: Start/No Start 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Tue, 22 Apr 97 11:30:00 E
  ...It's cheaper! Make sure all the cable on the alternator ( I think 3 ) are properly connected. Nate El Great 85 GL -161k Miles...
• newbie needs help in oklahoma
  Historical mailing list - Jefferson adams
  Sat, 3 Dec 2005 01:10:37 -0800
  ...and at the end of the fiasco, the new battery i tried burned off the insulation from some of the major cables that travel...
• Family Fun was RE: odd stalling/rich running-revisited
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 5 Nov 2007 14:01:12 -0800
  ...Sure enough as I had expected, the starter cable wasn't tight so the van was 1.) not charging very well and 2.) not...
• Re: Starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Thu, 22 Apr 2004 10:26:15 -0700
  Crawl under the van and jumper the thick battery cable to the solenoid switch trigger wire. Just touch it to see if it starts...
• Re: Battery and OX light on
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:07:44 -0500
  ...assembly quick. > > Always unhook the battery ground cable when working with the alternator. > > Mark > > B Feddish wrote: >> My battery and ox light keep coming...
• Re: Low compression results accurate?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:59:51 -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...
• Re: How To Make New Battery To Starter Cable for 2.1 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Wed, 12 Dec 2007 08:41:34 -0500
  ...Best argument for EFI I > ever heard. > > Jim Akiba > > On 12/12/07, Geza Polony <gezapolony@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > If your old cable is...
• updating headlights - the options
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:32:31 +0000
  ...the way back at the battery is necessary? and is it cheaper to just buy relays and cable? - exchanging the square lights by standard...
• Re: Weird Tiico starting problem -- please Help!
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 9 Nov 2004 04:21:41 -0500
  ...gap" formed by the positive top post battery terminal and the connector on the heavy battery cable. dan On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 23 May 2020 12:42:00 -0700
  ...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: '87 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 7 Sep 2007 14:53:21 +0000
  ...style-it ran well for a while this way) Check/clean battery cables and ground strap. All this can be done for little cost...
• 1972 (ENGINE'S IN) Westfalia
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 Jul 1995 17:33:04 -0400
  ...way from the left carb to the right, replace the accelerator cable, the on in there now went to the 1600cc, hook up the...
• Got Some European Turn Signals and Other stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 17:47:26 EST
  ...Battery Cable (long and seriously heavy gauge)- $70 Driver's side Rear Brake Assembly (Backing plate, springs, adjuster, shoes, wheel cylinder, emergency brake cable...
• Re: Air Cooled Alternator (Was: aux battery draining primary)
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 29 May 2002 09:17:02 -0400
  ...The fridge switch is NOT in the 12V position, so I can't understand why the battery is draining. Plus the aux battery (from...
• Re: Auto back up switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 10:26:48 -0800
  ...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: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 10:20:31 -0700
  ...fuses to the battery circuits. You need to know what > you're doing. You can't easily fuse the starter cable. > > > > > On Sat, Feb...
• High idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Rene Ditton
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:02:33 -0700
  ...I just found a string that suggested changing out the main cable going to the battery. Should that be my next step? Are there...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:04:00 -0700
  ...The Alt voltage is 13.9 or 14V at its terminal (and its brand new)...Large gauge cables w/short run to the Blue...
• Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Fri, 1 Jan 2016 06:53:52 -0800
  ...The earlier harness is longer with more connections and is more prone to damage and failure as well as less charging at the battery...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Michael Magnani
  Sat, 29 Nov 2014 19:15:24 -0800
  ...I bought once....in the end it was a matter of battery cable sizes. quite odd, but that was it. ) On 11/29/2014...
• Re: Bosch and Hella H4 Lights
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:09:24 -0800
  ...the van that punctured your mega cable and caused a short.... ALWAYS FUSE / BREAKER AT THE BATTERY! On your final note, the alternator is...
• Re: Starting problem or startER problem
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 7 Apr 2013 08:03:10 -0400
  ...As well as the battery terminals on the battery clean the > connections for the cable and ends as well as battery and the battery...
• Re: Fwd: * 10/4/2015 Needed NOW! Vanagon (1981) ONLY starts when cold /How To FIX this advice. PLEASE . . .
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 5 Oct 2015 11:38:25 -1000
  ...MechanicB reasoned that IF >>>> *** he got a correct-gauge battery cable, >>>> with connectors at each end and ran it under >>>> the car from the...
• Re: stupid, ignorant question
  Historical mailing list - Gregory M Daughtry
  Mon, 24 Feb 97 10:57:00 PST
  ...Now, if you disconnect the ground post of the battery and place your meter in series with the ground post and your ground cable...
• Re: Brushes? Re: Hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:20:12 -0500
  ...For instance the replacing the cable from battery to starter took me from almost never being able to start when hot to almost always...
• Re: no start?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:31:26 -0500
  ...Excessive starter motor current, battery not capable of delivering the current, bad battery, ground cables-connections. So now to work our way along the...
• Re: 2 Westy questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Mon, 8 Sep 2003 09:09:50 -0700
  ...Now with the engine OFF, disconnect the ground cable from the main (front) battery and turn on each of your house lights and/or...
• Re: optima batteries that fit under the driver's seat
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 29 Jul 2018 11:49:42 -0700
  ...only superficially cleaned the cable end clamps. I redid it myself at home. Now, this accounts for two battery purchases over the 18 years...
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 03:59:56 -0600
  ...fuses to the battery circuits. You need to know what > you're doing. You can't easily fuse the starter cable. > > > > > On Sat, Feb...
• Re: star grounds
  Historical mailing list - se7en
  Sat, 18 Dec 1999 01:43:09 -0800
  ...It is probably a good idea to remove the ground cable from the battery first. Pull it down a ways so you can see...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:38:46 +0000
  ...On my '88 there is a large positive cable, and then a smaller one attached to the bolt on the clamp. I first removed...
• Re: Battery Charger ?
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Fri, 7 Oct 2011 09:12:02 -0700
  ...Battery Charger ? � Not totally Vanagon but it will be used for my Vanagon's batteries. � Where the he** can I find a "manual" battery...
• Re: was: 3 Questions Now: Speedo, brake, and headlight questions.
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Mon, 7 Dec 1998 18:33:36 -0600
  ...Is there anyway to calibrate the speedo; >or do I need a new cable? There's no way a cable can make the speedo...
• Re: lowbeams aren't working; why not?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Wed, 9 Sep 1998 04:42:26 -0700
  ...Disconnect the negative battery cable to avoid shorting and remove the two screws holding the fuse\relay panel under the left dash. Feel for...
• Odd-Ball Vanagon Parts Sale
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 17:24:41 EST
  ...Vanagon Positive battery cable from starter to battery (86-91)- $40 each. Brand new skid bars for Syncro Vanagon (protects tranny)- $99. Diesel Vanagon...
• Re: Remote Starter Switch Wire-up for '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 13:44:35 -0700
  ...the positive battery cable crosses above the oil filter area ...and it is secured by one plastic clip to the battery box, if that...
• Re: Hazards not working properly 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 16:44:18 -0700
  ...I've seen a hot battery cable rub on an oil filter in a DV until it zapped through and caught the oil on...
• Re: Fuse Size: Aux battery to fuse block
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 8 Aug 2017 16:04:35 -0700
  ...Also, the wire from the alternator to the battery cable should > also be upgraded, especially if it also has to charge a 2nd battery...
• Re: Starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 08:51:15 -0400
  ...t put the plastic cover back over the battery which caused the negitive braded batt cable to get burned slightly. > Anyone know of a...
• Re: Battery Life
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:22:13 -0800
  ...cable ends aid electrical leakage and hinder > charging, also leading to chronically "low" batteries. Obviously this > is a major contributor to short battery life...
• Love that Digitool!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jan 2000 20:18:31 EST
  ...The floor mat covers the cable any place that it would get stepped on and it is very thick so the cable should be...
• Re: [WetWesties] Help!!! Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 19 Apr 2015 16:11:45 -0400
  ...If the voltage at the solenoid connection to the big battery cable drops to less than 6V while trying to crank, there is a...
• Auto Club Mobile Engine Diagnosis Service
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 11:27:17 -0700
  ...lights, belts, hoses, lubricant levels, battery&cables, tires, radiator, air filter&exhaust systems and windshield wipers. The MED includes, "battery/charging system, starter cranking...
• Re: WAS: Starter Motor... Failure: NOW: 50 Circuit Weirdness. ECU Related?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 15 Dec 2012 14:15:22 -0800
  ...out of the picture .. >>> Gets it down to just battery, starter, battery and ground cables, >>> thus eliminating and bypassing numerous possible weak areas. >>> Helps...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 24 May 2020 14:47:47 -0700
  ...used > plumbers > >> putty around a hole where the ground cable from the house battery passes > >> through the floor, and sealed around the lines from...
• 75 westy engine flames..literal..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Fri, 7 Jun 1996 20:10:32 -0400 (EDT)
  ...i yell WHOA! and rip the battery cable of. he's like what?! cause the flame was quite silent. no explosion or even a...
• Re: The best way in?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Pickersgill
  Sun, 16 Jan 2000 21:19:34 -0500
  ...My battery heater (blanket type) - just put the extension in through the sliding door and plugged it in. Slammed the door - no harm to...
• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 1 Apr 2014 17:14:12 -0700
  One of the connections at the starter is a red wire that goes on the same stud as the big battery cable. This smaller...
• Re: Air Cooled Alternator (Was: aux battery draining primary)
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Wed, 29 May 2002 12:16:08 -0400
  ...aux battery draining primary) >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > >Put an ammeter across the neg. cable and the neg. post to see if any...
• Re: Battery placement alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 15:59:29 -0500
  ...Where would you > ground the jumper cable on a vanagon? > > Do you know how many vehicle battery explosions happen during a > year? I have...
• Headlight relays and wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:30:17 -0800
  ...I figured I would route the wires out of the battery box through the same grommet as the main +12 cable. From there I...
• Re: stupid question of the day . . .
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 29 Jul 2008 02:22:12 -0400
  ...In the case of having The one on the passenger side is the engine battery. As to the rest, if it's a factory...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Double Check (fuses)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:09:11 -0400
  ...Don't forget to upgrade the wiring from alternator to the battery cable. Keep spare bulbs and sockets on hand for long trips. Melt...