Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:50:57 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
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To give full understanding, I had stopped in the Presque Isle Wal*Mart
parking lot ... came back out and the battery was too weak to start it.
I had to pick up a friend at the airport and had limited time so I
went back into Wal*Mart and bought a group 41 "Everstart" battery
($39.00) which I put in for the aforementioned trip. After getting
home, the original starting battery became my aux battery. Oh, and I
got the alternator replaced under warranty so all was good after that.
Mike
David Kao wrote:
> That's encouraging. It depends on the condition of the battery too.
> A new battery will go many more miles. A 200AH battery can be
> discharged at 20 amps for 8 to 10 hours. What is the capacity
> of a regular automotive battery?
>
> David
>
>
> --- Mike Collum <collum@verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> My only experience with driving a Vanagon ('85 Wasserboxer) any distance
>> with an alternator that wasn't putting out was in the daytime and I
>> drove it from downtown Presque Isle, Maine to the airport. Shut it down
>> then restarted it and drove to Houlton. Total distance traveled was
>> about 60 miles. The engine was still running when I shut it down at
>> home. You know what "they" say, though ... YMMV.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> David Kao wrote:
>>> My beetle (1971) went much more than that. But it's a beetle. It has no
>>> computer in it. It has a speedometer with a few lights in it and that's all.
>>> But I did drive with parking lights on.
>>>
>>> I guess, if it goes 20 miles only don't drive it.
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> --- chris Moyles <chris@FAUQUIERHOUSING.ORG> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A vanagon will go about 20 miles or so, I limped back on forth to work
>>>> for a week or so, over a pass in Colorado a few years back, with stops
>>>> for the daily hitchikers.
>>>> I'd put the battery on a charger during the day and get home before dark.
>>>>
>>>> chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jack R. wrote:
>>>>> I can tell you that a 91 BMW 525i can go about 20 miles on a fully charged
>>>>> battery before it dies... with no electric items running.
>>>>>
>>>>> Not sure how far a Vanagon will go, as the battery powers the fuel pump,
>>>>> ECU, various other items. Be sure to let us know how far you make it,
>>>>> before hooking up battery #2.
>>>>>
>>>>> Jack R.
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>>>>> Don Hanson
>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 10:39 AM
>>>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>>>> Subject: Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
>>>>>
>>>>> Aha! It seems to be the alternator. I get about 11.5 amps when the motor
>>>>> is on from the main wire on the rear. A little less from the blue wire
>>>>> (small). No Juice coming out, I guess.
>>>>> Didn't realize Bus Boys was in Redding, I may have to back-track there
>>>>> for an alternator..Alturas is on 395 hwy, which is in the next valley over
>>>>> from Redding and a bit north..but if I have to order, it would probably be
>>>>> from them anyhow, and then I would wait and pay someone to deliver it to
>>>>> me?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Don Hanson
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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