Date:         Tue, 14 Sep 1999 17:44:12 -0400
Reply-To:     Jim Cain <jcain@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Cain <jcain@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Foot to the floor syndrome, OT a little
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This is related to the thread about whether you should depress the
accelerator before starting with a FI engine.

The answer was, "no".

Well, that's OK, for you folks who never spent 20 years driving a "Bay
Window" where you had to step on the accelerator once to release the choke
before starting.  So I had been stepping on the accelerator once before
starting my '85 Westy, Herbie, to us, and was just fine with it.  It
started great every time and I never knew the difference.  Then.... all the
talk on the list and I discovered that I didn't need to do it, not that it
hurt anything, but it was unnecessary!  To me wasted effort is the ultimate
sin, so I have been trying to break the habit.

I am happy to announce:  "My name is Jim, and I am a former step-a-holic".
Today, I started Herbie a bunch of times and I didn't step on the
accelerator once!  I did think about it once, but was able to resist.

Thank you all for your help in overcoming this addiction....