No coincidence at all. You were being disciplined by the Vanagon God. After you were duly humiliated, you were given a reprieve. Don't ever mention reliability of a Vanagon with your girlfriend sitting beside you - it's just like asking for punishment. Marshall Ruskin >hello everyone, > >yesterday, i returned from a 4-day road trip with my '87 westy and it ran >like a champ. i even had splurted that comment, with much pride, to my >girlfriend sitting next to me before we entered a gas station to fill up >only an hour away from our final destination, salt lake city. >after i filled up, i turned the ignition and...nothing. the dash lights all >came on but no sound, no start. i looked at the battery(less than a year >old)and asked someone for a jump with no results. i proceeded to look at >the fuse box and i jingled with the relays and tried starting stella again >and she started. > >did i do something right or was it coincidence that i got it started, and >had nothing to do with the relays? > >hugo @ slc, utah > |
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