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Car Forum / Volvo Cars / March 2008V70 2000 old shape Bump starting
Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which goes along the line of this being possible in reverse only but I have tries this and it didnt work I have also been told its possible to tow-start the car but the speed which has to be reached is quite high thus making this quite dangerous can anyone help Many thanks Mark > Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump > start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > dangerous can anyone help Many thanks > Mark You can't bump start anything with an automatic, it has to be manual. Get someone with some booster cables to start it for you. >>Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump >>start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Get someone with some booster cables to start it for you. Actually, it is possible to 'roll start' automatics if they have a rear pump. My old 122S with the Borg-Warner 3 speed auto would do it quite easily. I don't know how many modern automatics have a rear pump, though. > Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump > start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which goes [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > dangerous can anyone help Many thanks > Mark To bump start an automatic is going to require another car IF the transmission will allow it. And I doubt that it will. Why not just use the battery in the tow or push car to jump the existing battery and avoid the possibility of body damage. Or better yet hook up a battery charger or swap in a freshly charged battery. The only cars i've bump started over many years of driving have been those with manual transmissions. A suggestion for future posts would be to use simple puctuation in your message. All potential sentences in your original message are run-on and difficult to read. > Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump > start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > dangerous can anyone help Many thanks > Mark Do NOT attempt to bump or tow start ANY auto. End of story. Tim.. > > Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to bump > > start a v70 automatic with a flat battery I have had some advice which [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Tim.. Do you have a reason for this nonsense or are you just ordering us?  Signature*H. Allen Smith* WACO - We are all here, because we are not all there. >> > Hi I know this may sound like a stupid question but is it possible to > bump [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Do you have a reason for this nonsense or are you just ordering us? As others have said before- you can do it with an old school mechanical box with rear pump, but not on anything newer. Therefore just assume you can't, as ££££ repairs often follow. Tim..
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