View Single Post
Old 12-16-2008, 07:06 PM   #50 (permalink)
Intrigued
Losing the MISinformation
 
Intrigued's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Southern Missouri
Posts: 393

Quad Cam - '00 Oldsmobile Intrigue GX
Last 3: 25.94 mpg (US)
Thanks: 15
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
Push-starting an auto...

Quote:
Originally Posted by Christ View Post
BTW, If you have a dead battery, coasting at 25 mph will start your engine in an automatic car... just like pop-starting a manual. (Except certain models, as is the case with all automatic "quirks")
Back in the dark ages, when I was a teenager, my Dad and I push-started his '57 Chevy to start it once. It had the 2-speed PowerGlide. It took to almost 35 mph to work, but it had pretty tall gears!
__________________


The brake pedal is my enemy. The brake pedal is my enemy. The brake pedal...
  Reply With Quote