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Date:         Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:18:02 -0600
Reply-To:     Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
Subject:      Re: battery going?
In-Reply-To:  <444E4E39.6040801@cybertrails.com>
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I've had no running problems, and gas mileage is as good as ever - a bit better than sometimes, 'cause I've been motivated by the price of gas to drive below 60, much to the annoyance of everyone else on I-40 in New Mexico.

Matilda started fine today - at somewhat lower altitude than the previous days (5000 instead of 6500 yesterday and over 7000 Sunday). I'm hoping it was just altitude combined with inept driving, that she stalled out at stop signs two days running.

Joy

**************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon

For musings about life and the vanadventures: http://www.joyhecht.net

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:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf :::Of Geo & Kathleen Hahn :::Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2006 10:29 AM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: battery going? ::: :::Wouldn't a failed Temp II make it almost impossible to start... but only :::after the engine was hot (this is happening one minute after initial :::start-up)? Also, wouldn't a failed sensor give really poor gas mileage :::(the sort anyone would notice?). ::: :::Geo H ::: :::Joy Hecht wrote: ::: :::>Hmm, two votes for temp 2 sensor. Drat, I was hoping it was more :::trivial. :::>Even _I_ can deal with a new battery. :::> :::>When I first start it in the morning it starts fine. Then within say a :::>minute it finds an excuse to die. Then it cranks but doesn't start. :::Then :::>after a couple of minutes it starts okay. When it is about to die, the :::>battery light flickers on and off - if I rev it gently, it doesn't die :::and :::>comes back to life. Then if I sit for a bit and rev it gently and let :::it :::>purr a bit, it drives fine. :::> :::>This has only happened first thing in the morning - hasn't happened when :::>I've left it parked for a few hours in the afternoon. :::> ::: ::: ::: :::-- :::No virus found in this outgoing message. :::Checked by AVG Free Edition. :::Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.5/322 - Release Date: 4/22/2006


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