| Subject: | Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only) |
| From: | Dr. Rainer Woitok |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:53:47 +0200 |
Ken and all, On Wed, 1999-06-16 08:30:16 EDT, KENWILFY@aol.com wrote: > ... > Why not push in the clutch and take off the brake > and roll start the van in reverse? Aren't there rumors out in Vanagon land that roll starting in reverse might crack the transaxle due to the enormous forces induced by popping the clutch and due to aluminium being pretty soft? Anybody got serious information about that? Todd, are you out there? Sincerely Rainer '89 Caravelle GL Syncro 16" ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | Rainer M Woitok | Phone: (+49-9131) 85-27811,-27031 | | Regionales Rechenzentrum | | | Friedrich-Alexander-Universitaet | Fax : (+49-9131) 30 29 41 | | Martens-Strasse 1 | Telex: d 629 755 tf erl | | D-91058 Erlangen | | | Germany | Mail: Woitok@RRZE.Uni-Erlangen.DE | ----------------------------------------------------------------------
Have something to add on this topic today? Revive this thread in the forum »