Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 22:23:33 -0400
Reply-To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Bad battery?
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this is what I got:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/EverStart-Plus-Lead-Acid-Automotive-Battery-Group-Size-41/16782701
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 9:36 PM Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote:
> Never saw your original message Rich.
> But Walmart has a battery that fits just fine, whole different number that
> I can't remember. If you want I'll look but it was $150
>
> On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 6:22:35 PM PDT, Eric Caron <
> ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Hi Richard,
>
> Your message came through. Looking forward to your info.
>
> Eric Caron
>
>
> > On May 5, 2021, at 9:05 PM, Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
> wrote:
> >
> > You are correct Dave, 0% chance of battery freezing in garage in San
> Diego. But I've got some ideas on what happened and why battery gave out,
> and may be helpful for all. I'm having some difficulties posting to the
> Vanagon List, so will wait until things get back to normal.
> >
> > Rich
> > San Diego
> >
> > On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 5:44:38 PM PDT, David McNeely <
> davmcneely40@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > It is very unlikely that the battery froze in San Diego, like dead
> certain
> > that it did not.
> >
> > On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 3:02 PM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> >
> >> A battery with a low charge or no charge, and is allowed to freeze in
> the
> >> winter, will typically die.
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> >> Of Richard Koerner
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 4, 2021 8:42 PM
> >> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >> Subject: Bad battery?
> >>
> >> Was all set to go for a nice cruise today in Vanagon. Instrument
> cluster
> >> lights ok, but no familiar sound from fuel pump. No crank, no click, no
> >> nothing. Parking lights work, but no headlights. Voltmeter says 10.0
> VDC;
> >> makes me assume 1 dead cell. Walmart Group 41 battery is exactly 6
> years
> >> old, I'm used to getting much longer life, but with Covid I will admit
> not
> >> too much long distance driving these days. Tried PepBoys, NAPA,
> O'Reillys,
> >> Walmart via computer...these Group 41 batteries are getting harder and
> >> harder to find. But local Autozone has one; I called....the guy
> checked in
> >> the back to physically confirm the thing exists; no idea of Manufacture
> >> Date. My plan is to take old battery to Autozone and have them check
> out;
> >> assuming it's dead will immediately buy new one and install. I will add
> >> that I recently in last month replaced old alternator in Subie EJ22
> motor
> >> with a new one; no issues, but the old one was at least 160K miles and
> >> replaced as a preventative measure; wondering if the renewed voltage
> coming
> >> into old battery kind of pushed it over the edge, don't know, probably
> just
> >> a coincidence. Old Walmart battery was $100; new batteries are $150,
> just
> >> the way it goes.
> >> Rich
> >> San Diego
> >>
> >
>
>
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