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Old Sep 16th, 2023, 17:21   #10
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Originally Posted by stuart bowes View Post
of course one of the inconveniences of a bloomin' automatic is you can't just roll it down the road and bump start it

I remember back in the day I used to have an old escort I had to bump start pretty much every other day, when you're a student a new battery is expensive

got to the point I could do it myself just shoulder into the A post and run along, hop in and go
I had a Chevette were I did exactly the same thing until I saved £15 for a battery from a scrap yard....

Also did it one on a Volvo 440 when the starter motor packed in...
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