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Date:         Thu, 21 Nov 2013 17:10:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Bret Berger <bretberger@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Bret Berger <bretberger@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
In-Reply-To:  <751C28BE-008A-4150-B4E5-CCFD57D4B211@gmail.com>
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One of the simple pleasures of driving the diesel Westy is to bump start
a warm engine when on an incline.  Fires right up.


On 11/21/2013 2:38 PM, Angus Gordon wrote:
> Park on a good long hill?
>
>> On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:36 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, they don't need many electrons to run but diesel Vanagons are
>> pretty hard to start by hand. Maybe a rope around the crank pulley would
>> do it? They do have an extra belt grove on the outer edge of the crank
>> pulley, maybe I can cut a notch for the knot in the end of a rope and
>> give it a try.
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