I'm on the west side of Wisconsin and don't know of any VW events on
this side of the state. Seems that I heard of a group in Milwaukee on
the Vanagon list some time back though. Don't know what their contact
might be. You might look at vanagon.com to see what you can find.
Marve
'95 EVC
"michael myers" <buddahv-@...> wrote:
original article:
Marv:
I just bought a 95 EVC and live here in Chicago, but wanna explore
Wisonsin nad do some camping. Do you know of and VW camping events in
the area?
thanks, I am new to this list, I also have a 72 and have been on the
Type 2 list for a while.
-mtm
"marvin westenburg" <westenbur-@...> wrote:
original article:
sendccmai-@... wrote:
original article:
Hello campers!
I'm having some problems with my coach battery (95EVC). First I
can't get it
to fully recharge unless I plug it into a 110 source. The
alternator
will
not charge the battery to green even after a 4-hour drive. Is
this
normal or
is the alternator/recharging feature malfunctioning? (It will go
to
green
after charging overnight on 110 -at home)
Second. When camping in Wisconsin's winter the coach battery dies
on
the
second night due to the almost constant use of the furnace.
Propane
use is
not an issue but battery power is. It's a Wal-mart extreme deep
cycle
battery. Is it worth investing in an Optima $170.00 deep cycle
battery?
Third, Nokian all season tires rock in the snow. I have no fear
of
getting
stuck. My old 87 Westy was awful in the snow compared to my 95
EVC
I guess my first question would be is your alternator charging the
coach battery at all. To check this, see what the coach battery
voltage
is without the engine running, then check it with the engine
running.
If the readings are the same the battery isn't being charged by the
alternator. I'd suspect the dual battery solenoid as I had to
replace
mine. It's located on the firewall in the vehicle battery
compartment.
Not hard to replace, just be sure not to overtorque the nuts on the
terminals. I ordered a replacement through the Winnebago dealer.
I also use a Walmart deep cycle battery in Wisconsin and it works
fine.
Marve
'95 EVC
