Will: I have about a gillion hours in the saddle of those things. Great tractor for its time. ________________________________ From: Will <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 11:01:55 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: VW Quiz I owned one when I lived in Utah. I had it for four years and it mainly just scared the hell out of me. Lever clutch and all. I had 10 acres to care for so it was just a weekend toy. You also couldn't start the thing in winter either. -- Sent from my Palm Pre ________________________________ On May 5, 2010 11:37 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Damn Will; I would never have suspected that you were that old. ________________________________ From: Will <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wed, May 5, 2010 9:18:31 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: VW Quiz I call BS and i've owned a two cylinder Johnny Pop too. -- Sent from my Palm Pre ________________________________ On May 5, 2010 9:08 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Ok, guys, here's the correct answer: And someone needs to try this with the bus/car tied down and wheels chocked. We are going to give the prize to Dave for the earliest and nearest correct answer, so round of applause to Dave. He jacked the left rear wheel off of the ground, put it in second gear, turned on the ignition, and spun the tire by hand and it fired right up. Anyone who has ever started a "popping Johnny" John Deere tractor will understand this principle. And if you never have: well, you grab the large external flywheel, which is about the size of a VW tire & wheel, with two hands and give it a big spin. As I said; we need to get someone to try this; and of course post the video on the net. ________________________________ From: J Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, May 4, 2010 11:36:50 PM Subject: [tcb] Re: VW Quiz Where's McGyver when you need him? He wired a sack of 'taters in series to a cigarette plug, let it trickle charge for awhile, then jacked up the bus, spun the wheels in gear to add some additional charge, pulled it outta gear, spun the wheels as fast as possible and popped the clutch in gear. Either that or he pulled a battery from one of the other abandoned buses in the field and got lucky.