Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:52:38 -0400
Reply-To: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: 80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
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Or if you use an yellow optima you can cut the metal box
cover and let the posts stick up so you can jump from your
optima without removing the driver seat.
Thanks,
Chris
---- Original message ----
>Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2003 06:27:08 -0400
>From: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
>Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>
>The group 41 battery fits perfectly under the drivers seat.
In fact you
>can even close that little metal door. Just make sure the +
post cover
>is installed in case the metal door is bent.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List
[mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf
>Of Phil S.
>Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2003 12:29 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
>
>Armando you seem to really dislike Optima, well i
>agree with you they ARE expensive, but we Optima users
>are not idiots, we buy them partially becouse they can
>fit under the westy's driver seat(battery mounted on
>its side) Its nice to save space and to still be able
>to rotate the westy's seat withyout banging into the
>batterys top-posts.....try THAT with your
>walmart $45 special....it wont work, the posts are
>just too tall. Its a nice clean out of the way
>install....see for yourself:
>http://vgonman.com/auxbat.htm
>
>Phil 84' Westy w/ Tiico
>
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>
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>--- armando guzman <razeprotrk@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Come on, Jeff, red top, green top, yellow top: what
>> is the difference? the
>> plastic case in a battery can be any color you want.
>> Inside is the same.
>> Optima is an experimental battery that uses gel
>> instead of water/acid mix to
>> produce voltage. The chemicals used in this battery
>> have not been perfected,
>> and they use us, the consumers, to tell them what is
>> wrong with their
>> product. Get a good Sears battery that will have a
>> great warranty and you
>> will be ok for 5 or 6 years. Armando
>>
>>
>> >From: Jeff Oxroad <Oxroad@AOL.COM>
>> >Reply-To: Oxroad@AOL.COM
>> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> >Subject: Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for
>> Optimas.
>> >Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:09:01 EDT
>> >
>> >In a message dated 7/21/2003 3:07:26 PM EST,
>> napszeerf@YAHOO.COM writes:
>> >
>> ><< Optima >>
>> >
>> >I saw red Optima 12V batteries at Costco for $99.
>> I'm not too Optima savvy,
>> >but I think this is a good price and passing it on
>> fof those looking. Is
>> >this a
>> >good price and is the red Optima better/worse/the
>> same as the Yellow?
>> >
>> >Jeff
>> >83.5 Westy
>> >LA,CA
>>
>>
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