Well, this weekend I went out to rectify Totoro's slow turn-over and
non-staring issue.  Sure enough as I had expected, the starter cable wasn't
tight so the van was 1.) not charging very well and 2.) not getting enough
juice to the starter to start it.

So I tighten the cable down, and try to start the van.  I get one very slow
revolution and then nada.  What am I to do?  I call over my six year old
girl.

"Hey sissy, wanna help me start Totoro?"
"Sure!"
"Ok, I am going to take my foot off the brake and you push Totoro
backwards."
"Ok!"

She was very proud of herself when Totoro rolled backward, I put it in
reverse and popped the clutch, vroom! Fired right up and went from 11.9v at
the battery to 13.9 and 14.0 at the alt. Yay charging!

Brendan Slevin

Roastmaster

BELLATAZZA

tel 541 593.9750

www.bellatazza.com

I have measured out my life with coffee spoons. -T.S. Eliot

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Kenneth Lewis
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:41 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: odd stalling/rich running-revisited

Vanagons; enriching family life for over twenty-five years...

----- Original Message -----

<snip> had my brother and father scurry over with a jump pack, and with
> my brother following (safe distance behind), and my father sitting in the
> back seat holding the jump pack on, we traveled the remaining mile 20-30
> feet at a time laughing all the way (flashers on, 40mph road). Long story
> short, it proved to be a fun and rewarding day of vanagon life, .........
>