<VV> Re: PUSH START POWER SLIDES

[FrankCB at aol.com]

        At one job I had I used to park at the highest end of the parking lot 
and then, at the end of the workday, I would roll the 66 Monza PG "Joe Cool" 
down the slight grade and try to "roll start" it.  Usually I was able to put 
it into D and get it started even at a modest speed.  Of course, it helped if I 
remembered to FIRST turn on the ignition switch<GGGGG>.  That experience came 
in handy one day when the car stalled and the started failed to work.  I 
pushed the car around the corner out of the traffic and called my wife.  She came 
in a few minutes and push started me so I could get the car running and drive 
it home after raising the idle speed to ensure that it wouldn't stall again.
       Frank "thanks for the memories" Burkhard

In a message dated 7/21/05 5:58:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time, N2VZD at aol.com 
writes:

> i used to coast or push start powerglide corvair lot cars all the time. did 
> 
> not seem to have to go that fast to kick in. i used neutral until i felt it 
> was 
> fast enough then dropped it into low.  worked just fine.  
> good going smitty!   wish i was doing it the same way....
> regards, tim colson                    packing for plane 
> ride monday.
>