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WHile I am here I might as well post a progress report on what I've been doing, the main thing is USING THE VAN, but I have done a few minor things.
I have purchased 4 junkyard Trojan t1275 12v batteries the place I bought them from added acid to make them appear to be much better than they are.
What I've done is I use the 2 original Miles 12v 150ahr AGM batteries in the front bin and a set of (now 5) 12v batteries in the rear bin, I have drug my feet on converting the batteries or dumping the acid as I would do with a 6v battery because 12v FLA batteries love to short out during the rejuvinating process.
Right now my range is around 18miles techinically I could drive a little further but it would be very hard on the poor batteries in the back.
I also found that inflating the tires to 60psi, replacing the gear oil with synthetic and a little moly on the bearings I can keep and sustain my speed around 30-32mph depending on my battery level on flat ground.
At the moment the van is sufficient for everything we do locally Oh, and here are some pictures.
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