Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 21:22:18 -0400
Reply-To: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Eric Caron <ericcaron96@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Bad battery?
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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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