I learned that my '89 Ford Ranger with a manual and a dead battery would not start when I coasted down hill from my house for about a block and it did not start. I blamed it on the battery being so dead that the electric fuel pump didn't run.
I walked home, got my car and jump started it, drove it home and charged the battery. It started right up with a jump, and kept running when I removed the jumper cables.
 
You got completely butt hurt when several of your claims about manual transmissions were shown to be incorrect. Like your claim only a TJ with a manual transmission can be push-started. You said "With a manual it can be push started, with an automatic you can't end of discussion." Was it nit-picking when several of us confirmed that you can indeed push-start automatics?

I would love to see anyone attempt to push start their automatic with a battery too weak to start the engine. You can possibly push it fast enough. I didn't say coast your jeep down a hill up to 30-40 mph. I said "push start" so I stand by my statement. Nice try though.

Since you and MrBlaine love your little scenarios, I set one up for you guys.

I have ten Jeep TJs and lined up on a long flat road. 5 are automatics and 5 are stick shifts. All have batteries too to weak to engage the starter. I will be down the road a mile waiting and they can only push start their jeeps under there own power. What order to you think they will arrive in?


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My buddy that I mentioned earlier in this thread is cussing his standard every time we off-road now (which is about every other weekend). He lifted his front wheels pretty far off the ground and had to back it off on some rocks that I had no problem with.