After straying around I am yet again back in Chantilly

Lets just say that last month I sold 3 Toyotas, 5 1/2 acuras and 6 Fords

 

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.

 

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...

 

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

 

it will only work if u have a key, dont think about stealing a car this way, the newer vehicles wont start without a key..

 

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.

 

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

 

lmao, cataylic converter damage??? its part of the exhaust??

 

I used to be able to push start my '66 Galaxie with an AUTOMATIC transmission (Ford Cruise-O-Matic). Not too many people can say they did that!!

 

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.

 

Yes, it can be done in the '05. I've had to do it several times. Recommend 2nd gear if necessary.

 

05 push starts quite easily actually...even in reverse!!!