Ken, Sorry, again. But this is out in out BAD ADVICE! Vanagon trans. are when known to have weak reverse gearing. In the Syncro you are likely to even blow a BIG hole right in the side of the case! I would never try this in reverse. This is transmission suiside. NEVER PUSH START YOUR VANAGON IN REVERSE! Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 72-240z Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler
On Wed, 16 Jun 1999 KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > While test driving a customer's '85 manual Vanagon this week I discovered an > easy way to roll start the van. The battery I put in for test purposes > turned out to not hold a charge (enough to just turn the starter over a half > a crank, but not to start). So I was parked on a 15-20 deg grade in my > driveway and had an idea. Why not push in the clutch and take off the brake > and roll start the van in reverse? Tried it and it works great. Turn the > ignition on, allow the van to roll back about 6 feet and pop the clutch (she > started right up everytime). Just wanted to let you folks know in case you > had to do an emergency start with a bad battery or you are having the > notorious starter solenoid problems. > Also if you are push starting the van moving forward I always use 3rd gear > since the gear ratios allow the van to push start easier. > Just FYI. > Ken Wilford > Van-Again > John 3:16 > |
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