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Date:         Sat, 3 Jul 2010 16:04:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)
In-Reply-To:  <084e01cb1af6$d55c3ce0$6401a8c0@PROSPERITY>
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Or... fix your parking brake so that the van doesn't move well when it's engaged.

Cheers,

Jeff

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2010 12:31 PM Subject: That's it, I've had it. (Driving with brake on)

> This is the third time I've forgotten to take off the parking brake > before driving. It's not like the brakes are so monstrous that I'll > notice on the first quarter-mile downhill away from the house, and my > sitting position places the steering wheel right between the dash Brake > light and my eyesballs. > > I'm gonna rig some alarm to sound when the Brake warning light is on and > the transmission is in gear. > > Mellow Yellow has an automatic transmission, and the starter won't turn > if the van is not in Park, so there's some wire that connects to a > switch on the shift linkage or something. I can't find that wire in > Bentleys. > > -- > Rocky J Squirrel > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") > 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) > Bend, OR > KG6RCR


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