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Date:         Wed, 16 Jun 1999 14:53:47 +0200
Reply-To:     "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Dr. Rainer Woitok" <woitok@RRZE.UNI-ERLANGEN.DE>
Organization: RRZE (Regionales Rechenzentrum Erlangen)
Subject:      Re: Roll starting a Vanagon (manual trans only)
Comments: To: KENWILFY@aol.com
In-Reply-To:  Msg <e50132b8.2498f2d8@aol.com> of 1999- 6-16 08:30:16 EDT from
              KENWILFY@aol.com
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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"


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