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Fenalaar Elite Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Narvik, Norway Vehicle(s): 2001 ML270CDI, Polaris 400L Big Boss Posts: 826 | Aw, sh*t... Came out today, and discovered I had left the map reading light on last night... Glowing took the last remnants of juice left (just a sickly pale, orange glow on the indicator light, growing fainter and fainter). Time to take out the battery and take it into the house for a recharge.... It's at moments like this I wish I had a Honda Fitta (Known in Norway as Jazz, since Fitta is the Norwegian slang for a female body part...), with an itty bitty 28Ah battery, and not the 92Ah hunk of lead thats in my G... Johan-Kr | ||
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Tjærand Extreme Veteran Date registered: Oct 2006 Location: Nøtterøy, Norway Vehicle(s): 1996 G320 Posts: 403 | RE: Aw, sh*t... What were you doing reading maps in the middle of the night eh? Ah well... I once left my 12V refridgerator on after parking in the middle of nowhere on Hardangervidda for a weekend of hiking. The beer was cold but I had to wait 4 hours before someone accidentally got lost and drove by to jump start my G. And of course it had to be a Mitsu Pajero | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: Aw, sh*t... Left my caravan fridge on 12v when on the ferry crossing to Hooke van Holland, I paid extra to be first on first off, 480 very p*##ed lorry drivers waited 30 mins for me to get started by ADAC, have a split charger fitted to all my tow vehicles now. | ||
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Loki Laufeyjarson Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: 66°N, 19°W Vehicle(s): | RE: Aw, sh*t... Fenalaar - 3/24/2007 6:20 PM Came out today, and discovered I had left the map reading light on last night... Johan-Kr I replaced the glow-plug bulb in the map light with a 12V LED. I sometimes leave it on on purpose when I leave the car in remote areas to make it easier to find the way back in the dark. You can leave the LED on for days and still start the car....... | ||
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roughneck Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: UK, Germany & USA Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2 Posts: 4398 | RE: Aw, sh*t... Loki Laufeyjarson - 3/25/2007 12:38 AM Fenalaar - 3/24/2007 6:20 PM Came out today, and discovered I had left the map reading light on last night... Johan-Kr I replaced the glow-plug bulb in the map light with a 12V LED. I sometimes leave it on on purpose when I leave the car in remote areas to make it easier to find the way back in the dark. You can leave the LED on for days and still start the car....... :cool: Clever | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | RE: Aw, sh*t... Tjærand, now that we are on the subject of fitta - your Mitsibishi Pajero is named Montero in the US and other predominantly Spanish speaking countries: http://chameleon-translations.com/Index-Companies-pajero.shtml And yes, at least in California English is by now a minority language. California being the leader in everything, the US is not far behind. | ||
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Fenalaar Elite Veteran Date registered: May 2006 Location: Narvik, Norway Vehicle(s): 2001 ML270CDI, Polaris 400L Big Boss Posts: 826 | Re: Aw, sh*t... I've been thinking about a dual battery system, in the event I wanted a winch. Perhaps I should install one anyways, in case I ever feel the need to read maps or need cold beer in the middle of Hardangervidda Johan-Kr | ||
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AlanMcR Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: US, CA, Los Altos Vehicle(s): G300DT E300DT 230SL Posts: 3500 | One solution To deal with the dead battery solution, I built circuit that killed power to most consumers if the ignition, doors, etc hadn't done anything recently. That has saved me several times. The kids leave the reading lights on all the time. I've really created some bad habits now! I got burned by the lockers once since then. Parking with an engaged (actually selected) locker on my truck will draw current and kill the battery too. A commercial alternative: http://www.prioritystart.com/ I have one of these too, but it is still sitting on the shelf. | ||
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4x4abc Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico Vehicle(s): 02 G500 | RE: Aw, sh*t... Johan-Kristian, in the event you want a winch you want something different than double batteries. A 9000 lb winch draws about 500 amps under full load - your battery has only 88 Ah. Two batteries will give you 176 Ah. Since it is recommended anyway that you have your engine running while winching (who would want to end up not being able to start the car after a lengthy recovery) you want/need an alternator that pumps more amps quicker back into the system. Your alternator pumps only 60 A. I have upgraded all my trucks to 200 A. Pullpal.com used to sell them. And for those low voltage days I carry a spare (small but powerful) battery with me. http://www.odysseybatteries.com/ | ||
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thairish Date registered: Jun 2006 Location: hk/th Vehicle(s): 461: 230ge/swb & g300cdi/lwb | RE: Aw, sh*t... funny -- always wondered what 'pajero' meant. didn't learn that word in spanish classes. over here the montero sport is called g-wagon: http://www.globalautoindex.com/bodies.plt?no=3342&ass=&g=Mitsubishi... cheers, dd (norm_10_Strada_G-Wagon_4WD_Thailand.jpg) Attachments ---------------- norm_10_Strada_G-Wagon_4WD_Thailand.jpg (26KB - 2 downloads) | ||
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dai Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon USA Vehicle(s): 300GD 300TD BMW R100RS Landini 80F Posts: 2110 | Re: Aw, sh*t... I'm with Harald, use a hotrod alternator. Another source is www.wranglernw.com I run one of those alternators in my G and it is excellent. Fair prices and they supply very right wiring as well. When I am on a trip I also carry a fully charged sealed battery. -Dai | ||
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mortinson Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Madrid, España Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon Posts: 1355 | RE: Aw, sh*t... 4x4abc - 3/25/2007 2:10 AM Tjærand, now that we are on the subject of fitta - your Mitsibishi Pajero is named Montero in the US and other predominantly Spanish speaking countries: http://chameleon-translations.com/Index-Companies-pajero.shtml And yes, at least in California English is by now a minority language. California being the leader in everything, the US is not far behind. Smart chaps these Japanese. They decide to rename the Pajero in Spain and other predominantly Spanish-speaking countries, as you rightly point out, and forget that the Canary Islands are part of Spain, where the Pajero has always been named the PAJERO. | ||
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nugat Elite Veteran Date registered: Jan 2007 Location: Warsaw, Poland Vehicle(s): 280GE, 290GD, c303 Posts: 876 | Re: Aw, sh*t... dai - 3/25/2007 2:08 PM I'm with Harald, use a hotrod alternator. Another source is www.wranglernw.com I run one of those alternators in my G and it is excellent. Fair prices and they supply very right wiring as well. When I am on a trip I also carry a fully charged sealed battery. -Dai Can you advise which model of alternators from wranglernw.com fits and is best for 1987 G w460/280 GE ? Or any other source? Thanks | ||
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hipine Date registered: Jul 2006 Location: US, CO, Bailey Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A | RE: One solution I have the priority start on both my dual battery G (on the starting battery), and on my wife's van. One side benefit of the priority start was that it warned us of the battery going south in the wife's van by repeatedly finding it disconnected each time the van would sit a couple days without driving. The battery ALWAYS started the car after the convenient brake pedal tap to re-connect, but the annoyance was enough to drive us to replace the battery. No trouble since. -Dave G. | ||
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dai Expert Date registered: Apr 2006 Location: Oregon USA Vehicle(s): 300GD 300TD BMW R100RS Landini 80F Posts: 2110 | Re: Aw, sh*t... I would contact them through the website about your application. I can tell you exactly the model if you were running a 300 diesel 617 but the motor you have might mount differently or may have clearance issues. Contact them. Very nice people. Shipping might be very expensive for you. Hopefully there will be someone in Europe that has information about a high performance alternator produced close to you. Wrangler NW is 90 miles to the north of where I live. I stopped by and they handed it to me. Best of luck, -Dai | ||
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