The problem was personal.......cranking the starter with it still in gear.  We went through several starters in short order until we figured out the problem.   Haven't needed a starter since.
Anthony

"Anderson,Chuck" <CAnderson@UA.COLOSTATE.EDU> wrote: That's interesting. I always purposely leave my vehicles in gear when
parked.
Chuck Anderson
'86 GL

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Anthony Egeln
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:27 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: women and standard gearbox

When I married my wife she already knew how to drive a stick....so her
transition to my then ride...... '73 911T Porsche Targa, and later the
vangons, was not an issue.  I did have to break her of the habit of
leaving it in gear when parked....went through several starters first.
  Anthony
  '89 Syncro GL (Hidalgo)

chris jackson  wrote:
  It was a women who help get hooked on busses. A friends mother got me
driving her 1958 green on green splittie no syncro for first come to a
complete stop then go into 1st gear. This was back in 1967 she then pick
up an 1968 westy with less than 20k. It still looked & smelled new; I
loved that bus.

Out of all my friends on all the long trips in the many busses I have
owed the two best driver have been women.

Chris
82 diesel westy
sf bay

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