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Originally Posted by TinyEvel
I've had air-cooled VW's most of my life. When I was 20 I had a primered/lowered '66 bug.
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My first car was a '66 Bug. Thanks to the 6V electrical, I got really good at push starting it. I learned in a hurry to always try to park on a slope whenever possible.
Our house at the time had a longish driveway that sloped down to the garage. I would park the car at the top of the driveway and then, if it didn't start (usually), I would get it rolling, jump in and try to start it in time to avoid slamming into the garage door. If it didn't catch, I would have to push the car back up the driveway and try again. I was late to school so many times that year thanks to my car.
Later, the local VW wiz installed a relay that somehow shortened the distance the current from the battery had to travel and it would start every time.