Maybe he just wanted some vanagon-interaction, and some reassurance. heck..I *often* think the same kind of thing - lol -:)
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Spence" <dkspence@TELUS.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 11:29 AM Subject: Fully-charged battery for alternator install?
> Todd > Don't take this the wrong way but in the time it took you to ask the > question (twice) you could have hooked up a battery charger and the > question would be moot. > > On 5-May-10, at 6:45 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 5 May 2010 09:10:49 -0700 >> From: Todd Brown <dermultivan@HOTMAIL.COM> >> Subject: Fw: Fully-charged battery for alternator install? >> >> Installing alternator tonight. Any thoughts on this, or is it a = >> non-issue? >> Thanks, >> Todd >> >> >> >> From: Todd Brown=20 >> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:32 AM >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM=20 >> Subject: Fully-charged battery for alternator install? >> >> >> I read something recently in the archives referencing a fully- >> charged = >> battery when installing a new alternator. I have a new battery but >> it = >> has been a bit depleted by a worn-out alternator. A rebuilt one is >> on = >> the way, and I was curious if current wisdom recommends that I put >> the = >> battery on a charger before installing the replacement alt? Or >> would it = >> by OK to let the new alt charge the battery? >> |
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