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Old 12-16-2009, 04:25 PM   #26 (permalink)
AlaricD
1995 Previa LE S/C Driver
 
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Originally Posted by orange4boy View Post
1) No alternator, running on 2 deep cycle batteries.
2) Electric cooling fan
3) All accessory belts off (no p/s, a/c, fan, alt.)
4) All passenger seats out.
On my own Previa, I would probably prefer to have some sort of A/C clutch type mechanism for the alternator, so that I could engage the alternator at will. This would give the batteries a little more range (at the cost of fuel economy, but one could engage it on long downhill sections).

Do you use a battery isolator at all? It seems like you could potentially be in a lot of hurt if your batteries give up while on the road. Maybe even carrying a solar battery charger could help just a little, even though they would add some weight.
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