<VV> PG starter free spin

[jvhroberts at aol.com]

 Given that ALL of my much improved modern cars have manual transmissions... <G>

Besides, push starting a Powerslide requires pushing it at a fairly decent and not terribly safe speed to get it to turn over, so, where's the advantage again?

 

John Roberts
 

 

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From: FrankCB <FrankCB at aol.com>
To: gojoe283 <gojoe283 at yahoo.com>; corvairgrymm <corvairgrymm at gmail.com>
Cc: virtualvairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sun, Nov 6, 2011 2:25 pm
Subject: Re: <VV> PG starter free spin


Reminds me that unlike modern "improved" cars you CAN push start automatic  
trans  Corvairs.  I used to park at one job site that had a hilly lot  and 
I parked the 66 Monza "Joe Cool" at the highest spot.  With the  ignition on 
I could usually (but not always) get it rolling fast enough by the  time I 
got to the lot exit to "roll start" it without using the starter.
Let's see you try that with a recent A/T car!!!
 
Frank Burkhard
Boonton, NJ
 
 
In a message dated 11/5/2011 6:53:32 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
gojoe283 at yahoo.com writes:

B"H

Grymm:   Had the problem with both my 66 and my 69.  I solved the problem 
with a  rebuilt starter.  The starter is worn and it won't get any better.   
in fact it is likely that eventually you'll get stuck someplace and be 
unable  to get another start (happened to me once).

You can rebuild it if you  have the time and the room in your garage, but 
since I have neither, I just  got a rebuilt and haven't had a problem. 

Good Luck...Bill  Hershkowitz

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