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Jim Brierley · 06-06-2021, 05:34 PM

re; Big Hammer's story on push starting. In Jr. college I built a 3/8x3/8 flathead V8. I borrowed a friends A roadster on '32 rails and put my engine in it. It would never start by the starter, battery or starter problems? Who knows. So I had to push start it at all times. Being 6'2" tall, I couldn't get in the car quick enough while pushing it myself to get it started, but found that by pumping the throttle once, turning on the ignition switch ( house wall-switch ) pushing it a few feet, reaching in and jamming it into high gear and then right back to neutral, it was running! Worked every time!

06-06-2021, 05:34 PM	#13
Jim Brierley Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Temecula, CA Posts: 4,091	Re: Starting the Model A with a crank re; Big Hammer's story on push starting. In Jr. college I built a 3/8x3/8 flathead V8. I borrowed a friends A roadster on '32 rails and put my engine in it. It would never start by the starter, battery or starter problems? Who knows. So I had to push start it at all times. Being 6'2" tall, I couldn't get in the car quick enough while pushing it myself to get it started, but found that by pumping the throttle once, turning on the ignition switch ( house wall-switch ) pushing it a few feet, reaching in and jamming it into high gear and then right back to neutral, it was running! Worked every time!