Date:         Thu, 4 Sep 1997 12:27:58 -0700
Reply-To:     Ron Lussier <coyote@ZUNI.LIKEMINDS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon mailing list <Vanagon@Gerry.SDSC.EDU>
From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@ZUNI.LIKEMINDS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Second Battery for Westy
Comments: To: Tony Smith <wordsmith@WRITEME.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <199709020400.AAA05897@ren.globecomm.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"

At 08:35 PM 9/1/97 -0700, Tony Smith wrote:
>I have a 1987 Westy GL USA model
>
>That big space under the driver's seat is calling to me to fit another
>battery.
>I want to put in a second battery, but I am not sure how to go about it.
>I want the battery to drive the fridge and lights and I want the engine to
>charge it (Naturally).
>But, I don't want it to crank the starter - I don't want to put in the
>heavy duty cables.
>
>My Bently manual (Section 97.9a) shows what seems to be a simple wiring
>job, but there is no detail.
>It look like all I have to do is to hook up the new battery to the battery
>cut-out relay.
>
>I can't find the cut-out relay.
>
>Has anyone out there done this? How do I do it? Where is the relay?

Tony,

Check out my description at
    http://www.vanagon.com/beethoven/electrical.html

Coyote
--                        /\_/\    ____
Ron 'Coyote' Lussier     (     )   \ _/__                        LikeMinds
(408) 865-0657            \   /     \X  /  "Tools that Help People Decide"
coyote@likeminds.com       \_/        \/         http://www.likeminds.com/