Date:         Mon, 9 May 2016 16:13:24 -0400
Reply-To:     James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         James <jk_eaton@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: How long does your Vanagon's battery stay charged when
              sitting?
Comments: To: thewestyman <zolo@foxinternet.net>
In-Reply-To:  <31129B4A299242648F0946A0315D9E49@ZoltanHP>
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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=