<VV> push start

[Mark J. Murphy]

I raised an eyebrow at the "by hand" bit myself, however I have push started
several over the years just not by hand.  Usually a bumper-push with another
car, and it's really not as fast as it sounds.  Only problem I ever
encountered was the loss of all 4 tail lights on a '63 when the push vehicle
pushed the little spears right in. :(  But when you're several hundred miles
from home with a failed starter, you take what you can get.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Kubin" <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 5:19 PM
Subject: <VV> push start


> > and that means you can PUSH START a Corvair PG.......BY HAND!!
> ..
> > get it up to 25 mph to start..
>
> How hard and fast is that 25 mph suggestion? I don't like the idea of
pushing the car that fast with anything. What would you have to do to
accelerate it that quickly--drop it off a cliff?
>
> If you can get it up that fast buy hand, let me know. I'll sell tickets.