I am sitting here in some big pain in my lower legs 
My wife called about an hour ago and said my van wouldn't start at a friends house. I pulled up to the front of the van with my car in case it needed a jump. I opened the hood and took the battery connectors off and cleaned them. I told my wife to try to start it again and nothing happened. The van is a Ford and the selinoid is on the fender so I happened to hit both bolts with my leatherman and heard the starter spin. I told her to turn the key on and I would see if it would start by crossing both bolts on the selinoid. As soon as I crossed them the van started and lurched forward and pinned me between the bumpers of the van and car. The pressure was immense ! There was so much pain and I kept hollering for her to back up ! It kept driving forward into my legs and I stood there waiting to hear a couple "snaps" from my legs. Finally she got it backed up and I just bent over in pain. She said it wasn't in "Park" so when she thought she had put it in "Reverse" and gave it gas it was actually in 2nd gear :shock: I told her that is why it wasn't starting . I thank the Lord the Old's had a "plastic" bumper. I feel like someone took a baseball bat and beat the backs of my calves. So be careful that you have your vehicle in Park !
My wife called about an hour ago and said my van wouldn't start at a friends house. I pulled up to the front of the van with my car in case it needed a jump. I opened the hood and took the battery connectors off and cleaned them. I told my wife to try to start it again and nothing happened. The van is a Ford and the selinoid is on the fender so I happened to hit both bolts with my leatherman and heard the starter spin. I told her to turn the key on and I would see if it would start by crossing both bolts on the selinoid. As soon as I crossed them the van started and lurched forward and pinned me between the bumpers of the van and car. The pressure was immense ! There was so much pain and I kept hollering for her to back up ! It kept driving forward into my legs and I stood there waiting to hear a couple "snaps" from my legs. Finally she got it backed up and I just bent over in pain. She said it wasn't in "Park" so when she thought she had put it in "Reverse" and gave it gas it was actually in 2nd gear :shock: I told her that is why it wasn't starting . I thank the Lord the Old's had a "plastic" bumper. I feel like someone took a baseball bat and beat the backs of my calves. So be careful that you have your vehicle in Park !
