Re: [DML] starter question

["Jake Kamphoefner" <jakekamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe,

I'm a little confused by your post (just the battery power part), but you 
are highly likely to get the car started as long as your battery has a 
decent charge.  My DeLorean is the easiest car to roll start I've ever 
driven.  Granted, I have no real reason for roll starting it; sometimes I 
just do it for shits and grins.  In fact, if I have any grade at all enough 
to for the car to roll, the thing will start right up.  You won't need near 
25MPH.  --Just a little momentum is all you need.

Oh, and make sure you have the key in the "Run" position before you try, or 
you'll feel really dumb when it doesn't work!  :-\

Jake Kamphoefner
1063


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Palatinus, Joe" <jopalatinus@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 8:20 PM
Subject: [DML] starter question


> My starter solenoid is shot, and the car naturally doesn't crank at all. 
> If I were to push it out of its parking space and role it down the hill am 
> I likely able to get it going so I can drive it to the shop to change the 
> starter on a lift?  I have been able to "pop start it" before when the 
> starter still worked but the battery was just too low, and I couldn't get 
> jumper cables, but never without a starter at all.  I have about a 40 ft 
> hill that could probably have me going about 25 mph if I just let it role 
> to the bottom, but I am not sure that it works like this.  If I try to 
> "pop start" it with a completely nonfunctioning starter, am I likely to 
> get it started?
> Thanks
> Joe P.
> VIN17167 6808
>






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