No coincidence at all.

You were being disciplined by the Vanagon God.

After you were duly humiliated, you were given a reprieve.

Don't ever mention reliability of a Vanagon with your girlfriend sitting
beside you - it's just like asking for punishment.

Marshall Ruskin

>hello everyone,
>
>yesterday,  i returned from a 4-day road trip with my '87 westy and it ran
>like a champ.  i even had splurted that comment, with much pride, to my
>girlfriend sitting next to me before we entered a gas station to fill up
>only an hour away from our final destination, salt lake city.
>after i filled up, i turned the ignition and...nothing.  the dash lights
all
>came on but no sound, no start.  i looked at the battery(less than a year
>old)and asked someone for a jump with no results.  i proceeded to look at
>the fuse box and i jingled with the relays and tried starting stella again
>and she started.
>
>did i do something right or was it coincidence that i got it started, and
>had nothing to do with the relays?
>
>hugo @ slc, utah
>