the reason waterboxer vanagons have the battery there behind the seat , is so that when a van is getting jump started by a tow truck driver, the tow truck driver can't lay that positive terminal protective cover on the engine where he'll forget he left it there, and it falls into the throttle linkage and jams the throttle .....in a more open than desired position. yup, seen that one too. you know Murphy's law. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Lincoln" <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 12:50 PM Subject: Re: battery compartment
> > >> Well, that's why the group 41 batteries come with a terminal cover for >>> the positive terminal. Little plastic bridge thing with three or four >>> legs. >>> That's why it exists. >>> >>> Yours, >>> DAvid >>> >>> > Exactly Dave - I don't recall now why mine was missing - it's been a long > time and many lessons learned since then :) > > > > > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) > '86 (We call this one Scrap) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus > > > > > -- > Thanks, > > Jeff > '85 GL (Gertie) > '90 Carat (Grover - the noble parts donor) > '86 (We call this one Scrap) > '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus |
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