Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 22:37:14 -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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appears to be area code dependent?
Karl.
On Wed, May 5, 2021 at 10:29 PM Richard Koerner <rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
> Hey Karl, what I saw was "Delivery not available". "Pickup not
> available." So I was happy to see a Group 41 battery just 6 miles away at
> Autozone----it's now inside my Vanagon.
>
> Rich
>
> On Wednesday, May 5, 2021, 7:23:50 PM PDT, Karl Ploessl <
> karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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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