<VV> push start

[Roger Gault]

I have push started my '65 convert by hand, by myself .  I did this in the
Austin DPS parking lot after the unsecured battery slid on acceleration,
popped the firewall grommet, and shorted/welded the batt. cable to the body.
By the time I figured out why the car acted like it had been shot through
the heart, the battery cable clamp was melted in half and the battery was
too dead to start it.
I connected the battery back up with a jumper cable, stood in open driver's
door, pushed and ran, jumped in, dropped it into gear, popped clutch and
drove home.

Granted the parking lot was slightly down hill, but not much.  I doubt I was
going 5 mph.  Desperate times - desperate measures.
Battery is now strapped down.

Roger Gault


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark J. Murphy" <m.j.murphy at comcast.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> push start


> 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.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>       ,-----___\----,    Mark Murphy
>       \--(o)----(o)--'  Derry, NH, USA
>     http://m.j.murphy.home.comcast.net/
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> ----- 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.
>
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