Talk:Bump starting

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[edit] Gear choice

[note to author: you're supposed to put the transmission in its HIGHEST gear, because when you run the drive train backward the gear reductions are backward.]

I removed mention of "first or second" gear. Honestly having push started a car many times I honestly can not remember what gear I use. But it has always worked. This leads me to believe that it is rather unimportant.

I always put it in second gear

[edit] Alternator

Does turning the engine, cause the alternator to turn and thus the spark/glow plugs to spark or glow initiating the first combustion, or is just the fact that the pistons are moving creating compression start the combustion off?

Cheers Chris

[edit] Why is it not reccomended to Bump Start

Many repair and instruction manuals do not reccomend bump starting a car, and suggest you jump start instead, I am assuming the main reason for this is in the intrest of safety, but are there technical reasons as to why you shouldn't? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.107.80.144 (talk) 20:49, 25 April 2008 (UTC)