Correct me if I am wrong but in every car I have ever owned or worked on the starter gear is not engaged into the flywheel until power is applied to the starter. That being the case merely "pushing the car forward" would not do anything to help diagnose the problem as it would not turn the starter past its "dead spot". Message: 20 Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 10:35:44 -0400 From: Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> Subject: RE: Problems Starting My D It sounds like you may have a dead spot in your starter. When it happens again, try pushing the car forward a little at a time until you find a point where it starts. If you roll it backwards and it fails to start, you have a dead spot for sure. Dave & 6530 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]