Usually, with a few feet to roll back, I can make a "U" which faces me in
the right direction for a forward roll.   :)

This maneuver isn't advisable in traffic, however, especially if you're not
sure that you can complete the "U" and may wind up blocking both lanes of
traffic!!   :(

Daryl Densford
Blue '90 GL in NY

P.S.    "Trusty"?!?!?

-----Original Message-----
From: Doug Alcock <dgalcock@hewitt.com>
To: Daryl Densford <dwd@fltg.net>
Cc: vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
Date: Friday, August 04, 2000 1:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #]

>
>
>>Here's something that I might be able to help with. . .  Whenever I'm
>>faced with an up-hill situation (need to push-start, unable to get it
>>going up hill, nobody to help push me up that hill), I look around.
>>Nearly every time that there is an up-hill, I am able to find a
down->>hill-- usually right behind me!  :)
>>
>>This is one you can print and keep in your glove box for those >>needed
occasions!  ;-)
>
>I'd heard that there was usually a downhil behind you when you were >facing
uphill, even seen it myself a few times but I thought you weren't >supposed
to bump start our trusty vanagons in reverse.....???
>
>Cheers,
>Doug
>'84 Westy
>Toronto, Canada
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