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Old 01-17-2016, 12:59 PM   #9
Rock-It Man
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Originally Posted by jwcassidy1969 View Post
A dead battery or a battery with a dead cell will not run your car even if you push start it. Modern cars with fuel injection will not run without a good battery. When you are able to push start it and it will run you are bypassing the starter using the flywheel to turn it. I would look ar the starter as a possible problem when they go out or have a problem they put a bad drag on the battery on start up.
I agree about checking the starter. If the battery was really dead, the push start would not have worked.
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