I recall doing that about 25 years ago, back when I was in high school, in my
'63
Impala convertible, but then it had a powerglide which I guess has a rear pump
(whish I still had that car).
Kevin
KSP wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> My son and I just picked up another TR7 to use as a parts car. It's in fairly
> decent shape and did run recently - won't turn over now.
> ISTR from my early days with sick cars with automatic transmissions that it is
> possible to pull (or alternatively push) them to start - similar to popping a
> clutch on a manual tranny car. The process was to leave the transmission in
> "D" and get the car to about 30 MPH and it would start. Perhaps my brain cells
> are even fewer than I thought, or maybe I should stop smoking that Maui
> wowie.
> Anyway, can anyone confirm or refute this process?
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