Spring is here and the list of things i need to do on the buggy started.

What size and kind of batteries are you guys using in your buggies?

Ron

I hear some gusy use batteries as small as a garden tractor battery. Somewhere out on the net is a discussion about the CCAs beeded to turn over a VW starter and engine. Surprisingly, it isn't a lot.

Jay

I have been running the same $24.95, 275cca lawn tractor battery in my Manx for 5 years with no issues. It has no problem turning over the 1915 in my buggy.

Lawn tractor battery here as well. The gel ones are best (can't remember the darn name for them!), but mine is a standard "wet" battery and cranks it just fine.

just pulled mine out of the buggy today it is a everlast 650amp cranking power and put it on the charger. is that around what you guys have because since i have the buggy it always cranked slow.

That is overkill. For some reason something less than 100 CCAs is what is sticking in my head. I recall a VW starter drawing only something like 80A Don't quote me because I didn't go do an ammeter test on it... Going off of memory which could be dangerous.

Hopefully someone else will be able to add to my recolection.

Jay

I think my tractor battery is 275 CCA. Stock motor, spins it just fine.

thanks guys i have a 1914cc with cam don't have the cam # infront of me. can this be why it cranks slow

Agreed. Auto starter (got mine from Parts America with a lifetime warranty) is the ONLY way to go!

Anyone know how many amps the standard VW or the auto stick starter uses? I'm looking at re-locating my battery, and as space is a premium, I want to go as small as possible.

Jay

heck Jay, it`s a VW  just put a crank handle on the pulley   lol

Oh I see how it is... You just want a free crank when you buy the engine huh? LOL

Jay

well i charged the battery and put it back in and nothing so after wacking the starter with a hammer it cranked and the stoped and made a sizziling noise so i belive i will be needing a new starter.

Ahh  the old wack it with the hammer trick... Unless your BB-Q some steaks I'd say that sizziling sound coming from the starter isn't good. I use to have a TV that wouldn't work til I popped it a time or two then it worked fine. Then I had a ex-wife once that didn't work to good and I popped her and she took a baseball bat and beat the crap out of me. I quit popping things with arms an legs anymore.

lol

I GOT IT  with some help from Tom (Kustoms) I took over the shop here at work today even got my Boss working on it put in a starter that Tom had laying around his shop and I thought i got it and same crap so I had some work to do that i get paid for and went back to it and added a washer to the pos of battery and that was it cranked over and started right up it needs some ajusting but 1 promblem solved. Thanks guys for your input.

I guess I don't understand. It was a loose connection? if a washer solved it, it sounds like it may have been a bolt that has a shank, and the nut was run down to the shank, making the wrench tight, but not actually tight on the battery post. Am I close?

At least you got it running!

Jay

Um, A nut is the owner of the buggy.

the cable didn't make a good connection i guess.
NUT hummmmm ok maybe.