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Subject:Re: Where do jumper cables go on an 87 westy?
Date:Tue, 9 Dec 2003 01:09:32 EST

In a message dated 12/8/03 9:50:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, Sglw@AOL.COM
writes:

> I then had to recharge my battery and it is under the passengers seat with
> a
> screwed on cover that you cannot get at without rotating the seat 45
> degrees!
>
> Last night I left my lights on for 10 hours by mistake and had to get am
> jump
> start. This time I knew the drill.
> the question is:
> Is there a correct way to jump start a 87 vanagon without going through all
> this?
>
>

hey, at least you knew that you had to swival the seat backwards and push it
to the front, rather than using a crowbar and peel back the seat pedestal/batt
box sheetmetal trying to get at the battery like some morons do...

chris