Starting a manual car by pushing?
1/12/06, 01:44 PM
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Originally posted by 38special@January 12, 2006, 12:57 PM
Kevin120
Where are you working now? You used to be at the Chantilly Autopark, then you moved to Some other dealer....
I thought I might have seen you a while back when I came out to see the FORD GT but you had moved on....
Kevin120
Where are you working now? You used to be at the Chantilly Autopark, then you moved to Some other dealer....
I thought I might have seen you a while back when I came out to see the FORD GT but you had moved on....
Lets just say that last month I sold 3 Toyotas, 5 1/2 acuras and 6 Fords
1/13/06, 09:05 AM
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Originally posted by kevinb120@January 12, 2006, 3:45 PM
Stonestress!....you lucky dog
Yea and don't forget steve the talking Bounty head with his machine gun laugh AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (wheres the 'rainbow' smiley when you need it?)
I was more into it while tribes 2 was still around(phut yoo)
Stonestress!....you lucky dog
Yea and don't forget steve the talking Bounty head with his machine gun laugh AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA (wheres the 'rainbow' smiley when you need it?)
I was more into it while tribes 2 was still around(phut yoo)
Yeah, its seem I go mostly for the drinkin/prizes.. We did have T2 competition last year. Ended up alot of BF2 playing.
Guilty of hijacking thread, sorry.
1/13/06, 08:58 PM
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I used to have to push start my '76 TR-7. 77 Honda CVCC, and '81 Diesel Rabbit all the time. Rabbit kind of sucked, cause if the battery was weak enought to not start, it was weak enough to not heat up the glow plugs either. TR-7 was always a daily mechanical challenge to get it to start and stay running. Rabbit simply had a dead alternator! But, as someone else mentioned, when you're in High School, anything that costs more than 10 bucks is a King's Ransom! I, too, got real good and running along side the car, and jumping in to start it. 
I assume that yes, as long as the battery can power the fuel pump and computer, push-starting our new stangs should work. But, the manual says not to. Probably a combination of the computer getting confused about starting without 'starting' properly, and warranty concerns.
For what it's worth, I can also 'hand-prop' Cessnas. You want a story to tell? Tell people about how you used to have to do the whole "Brakes On!, Mags on!, Clear Prop! CONTACT!!!" routine...
I assume that yes, as long as the battery can power the fuel pump and computer, push-starting our new stangs should work. But, the manual says not to. Probably a combination of the computer getting confused about starting without 'starting' properly, and warranty concerns.
For what it's worth, I can also 'hand-prop' Cessnas. You want a story to tell? Tell people about how you used to have to do the whole "Brakes On!, Mags on!, Clear Prop! CONTACT!!!" routine...
1/14/06, 03:01 AM
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apparently if the starter doesnt operate, receive amperage from the battery, the ignition system will not receive the call to start the vehicle from the computer. This description was given to me by a Ford Tech friend of mine.
But who knows, somebody should just push start their frickin car to find out for sure. I would but I got one of them lazy 5 speeds that you can put into Drive.
-Dan
But who knows, somebody should just push start their frickin car to find out for sure. I would but I got one of them lazy 5 speeds that you can put into Drive.
-Dan
1/18/06, 07:09 PM
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Originally posted by cyoon@January 11, 2006, 7:24 PM
This is just a random question. A friend of mine was telling me that if you push a manual car that's in neutral, and get it going, and then pop it into 1st, the car will start. Is this true? I remember seeing something like that on older cars (70's), but I don't think that would work on a mustang. Just wondering if anyone knew anything about that. Thanks.
This is just a random question. A friend of mine was telling me that if you push a manual car that's in neutral, and get it going, and then pop it into 1st, the car will start. Is this true? I remember seeing something like that on older cars (70's), but I don't think that would work on a mustang. Just wondering if anyone knew anything about that. Thanks.
1/23/06, 01:34 PM
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One of the funniest things I saw last summer was when my buddy couldn't get his almost new Yamaha dirt bike to start. We spent about 2 hours trying to pull-start it with an Explorer. Then finally I took his plugs out and replaced them. To do that I had to take the gas tank off, part of the electrical, then reach way down in the head to get the frakin' plugs out.
My bike is 15 years older than his and I showed him how my plug comes out with a simple pair of vice grips.
That Yamaha was one finicky sonofagun.
My bike is 15 years older than his and I showed him how my plug comes out with a simple pair of vice grips.
That Yamaha was one finicky sonofagun.
1/27/06, 11:45 AM
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From the 2005 owners manual page 167
Do not attempt to push-start your vehicle. Automatic
transmissions do not have push-start capability; doing so may
damage the catalytic converter.
Just so you don't screw up your catalytic converter trying.
Later,
Tony
Do not attempt to push-start your vehicle. Automatic
transmissions do not have push-start capability; doing so may
damage the catalytic converter.
Just so you don't screw up your catalytic converter trying.
Later,
Tony
3/2/06, 04:37 PM
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Was that "catalytic converter" or "torque converter"???
Some new computer controlled engines will not start with a push at all. They have to have the key in the start position to run the start routine and kick off all the important routines in the ECU (crank sync, cam sync, pressurize fuel rails, inject fuel, fire spark plugs, etc).
Others actually have a push start detect routine that will try to identify when you are trying to push start the car (low engine rpms with no start signal) and actually try to help you out by configuring the spark and fuel charge and timing to help kick it over.
Some new computer controlled engines will not start with a push at all. They have to have the key in the start position to run the start routine and kick off all the important routines in the ECU (crank sync, cam sync, pressurize fuel rails, inject fuel, fire spark plugs, etc).
Others actually have a push start detect routine that will try to identify when you are trying to push start the car (low engine rpms with no start signal) and actually try to help you out by configuring the spark and fuel charge and timing to help kick it over.
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