John,

My 66 beetle had it and the thinking then was it kept a person from
reactivating the starter when the engine was running.

Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "John P. Flaherty" <jflahert@MAINE.RR.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 7:46 AM
Subject: Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")

> Hmmm. Now thats one feature I hate. Real PITA when you accidently stall.
> (Come on now, don't lie. I've been driving sticks for 30 years, in
> everything from beetles to 18 wheelers. Everybody stalls them once in a
> while.)
>
> Now we're each entitled to our own opinion, but I'm curious. Of what use
has
> anyone found this feature?
>
> John Flaherty
> Portland, Maine
> '84 GL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bradley Flubacher" <flub@ADELPHIA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 12:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Headlight question (ignition "lock")
>
>
> > One that I've seen on maybe all VWs is the ignition key "lock".. where
you
> > can't move the key into the start position more than once without first
> > moving to the off position.  I like that feature.
> >
> > Bradley Flubacher
> > State College, PA
> > '81 diesel rabbit
> > '82 diesel westy
> > '82 diesel van
> > '84 GL wasserboxer
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> > Of wb6otg
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 3:52 PM
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Headlight question
> >
> >
> > This has been a feature of every water cooled VW I have ever seen (and I
> > think it was probably on the later Air cooled as well)
> >
> > Bill
> >
>