>Or maybe a remote starter tool like folks used to use when they did their
>own tune-ups MAY at least get the Ruskin's  through their trip.
>
>I've never used one but I believe they do the same thing as the hard start
>kit, just the remote starter tool you have to hook up every time you want to
>use it. Which means crawling under the van. But it is something most any
>auto parts store would have on hand. Or they used to..... and it should be
>fairly cheap.
>
>Just be sure to read the instructions so you don't run yourself over!
>
>Mark Ingalls

When my 57 van had a problem I spent a while starting it with a
screwdriver. Crawl under van and short the starter terminals. Worked
fine. No so good, of course, when stalled in a mudhole, but with a
Vanagon you could do it from inside...
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut