Here in Iowa USA we always add a third starting battery with at least 750CCA in our buses (DT466e engines) for extra cranking power on cold winter mornings. I also permanently mount a battery tender in the battery box and plug it in if the bus is going to be sitting for more than a week to keep them topped up in case of parasitic drain.
@theskoolielife
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Thanks for those great ideas. It looks to me like the battery compartment on my bus would fit a third battery. I may get one. I'd love to add a battery tender, too, but I have no access to shore power where I park the bus. Do you have any experience with block heaters? With no shore power I couldn't keep one plugged in constantly. But I could power it with the generator for a while before trying to start the bus. Not sure how long "a while" would have to be, to make a difference.
@thetslabus
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@@theskoolielife Most of our buses have them, except the couple that came from Arizona which we added later. Definitely recommend them for cold starting. They work best if you can plug in 3-4 hours before starting. On my bus conversion (also an Arizona bus), I don't have the block heater installed yet, so I use a magnetic portable heating element block stuck to the oil pan for a few hours to help get things going. It's not as efficient as the block heater, but better than nothing.
@theskoolielife
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@@thetslabus Thanks. Very helpful.
@briantalley8415
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Good work. I like "one swell foop" and "I've never felt more like a mohel". :) I know you've swapped the batteries for new ones, but was anyone ever able to locate the power vampire and eliminate it?
@theskoolielife
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No. I've spent hundreds at the dealership diagnosing related electrical issues, and this one remained. I didn't fancy spending more on diagnosis, when this project offered three different benefits.
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