Date:         Mon, 24 Sep 2007 08:49:20 -0700
Reply-To:     David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Stuck in Alturas with electrical mystery
Comments: To: chris Moyles <chris@FAUQUIERHOUSING.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <46F7D8CC.1060702@fauquierhousing.org>
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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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