Hiya there...  I just recently killed my battery (the problem with leaving
through the side door instead of the front -- no "hey stupid" warning
chime :-), and ran into a problem...  I can't seem to get to the
battery.

I know it's under the passengers seat, but...  This 87 Vanagon Syncro
has a swivel passengers seat...  The manual says to move the seat
forward.  The seat moves forward, but the swivel mechanism stays in
place, covering the front part of the battery compartment.  I can't
seem to open it...  Even swiveling the seat doesn't help.

Any ideas?  I finally got it started by attaching to a "remote start"
relay the previous owner had installed to cure a "sometimes doesn't
turn over" problem that I've since seen sporadicly.  That one I'm
guessing is the starter switch, but it doesn't happen often enough
that I'm concerned.  I can just keep trying and it usually starts in a
few tries.  Anyway, the point being that the remote start provided a
good place to get to high-current positive...

Thanks,
Sean
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