Date:         Tue, 10 May 2016 09:47:35 +0200
Reply-To:     thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
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From:         thewestyman <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Subject:      Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when
              sitting?
Comments: To: Raymond Markett <raym02@YAHOO.COM>
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Often I don't tighten the negative, only have it pushed on well, so I can
take it off anytime I don't use the car for longer time.
Z

-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Markett
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2016 7:52 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?

Thank you for all the responses. I thought two weeks was a short time to
hold a charge. The battery is new, and it runs down after two weeks even
after a full charge.

I have to make some time and use an multimeter to try to track down the
current drain.

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 9, 2016, at 1:13 PM, James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> Either your battery isn't holding a charge, or isn't being correctly
> charged.
>
> Our Westy is stored for the winter - minimum four months - yet starts
> right up after that, and there's been no charger on the battery.
>
> James
> Ottawa, ON
> '91 Westy Weekender
>
>> Date: Mon, 9 May 2016 10:32:04 +0200
>> From: zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET
>> Subject: Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when
>> sitting?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>
>> Raymond,
>> It's either an old battery or it has something draining it.  It should
>> last
>> for a few months.
>> Zoltan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Raymond Markett
>> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2016 2:12 AM
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when sitting?
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Here is a question for the occasional Vanagon drivers. How long does your
>> Vanagon's battery stay charged when it hasn't been driven? After two
>> weeks
>> of sitting idle, my Vanagon's battery doesn't have enough juice to turn
>> over
>> the motor.
>> Is that normal?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Raymond
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone=