[henry10]

I am new owner of a 99 Venture and tried to jump start the vehicle as well. According to Venture's Owner's Manual, the negative should be connected to an engine part. However, I wasn't able to jump-start it after a few tries and did not persist.

I used to own an 92 Oldsmibile 88 Royale and remember that jumping-starting that as well was next to impossible. I found that recharging its own battery, and having clean battery connections was the best way to start it.