Yeah,  I kept that old screwdriver with all of the arc pits for years!

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Oldenburg" <ELEVENHALF@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 7:02 AM
Subject: Re: How to turn the van over from the back

>    A few years ago, before my '73 Bus left this planet, it occasionally
wouldn't turn over if I'd been hardnosing the highway at high speeds
(between Florida's west coast and Virginia or New England in those days) and
had pulled over for gas or something.
>    All I'd do is make sure it was out of gear and the emergency brake was
on, turn the key on, crawl under the back right side behind the wheel with a
long screwdriver, and jump two connections on the solenoid. Started right up
nearly every time. You'll know the right connections when they spark. I got
so good at it I could do it at night without a flashlight.
>     I sure do miss that old Bus!
>     Don Oldenburg
>     McLean, VA