for some reason, my car wont start. i tried and the starter was making the lil starting noises really really slowly. now it just goes "click click click click." i remember starting my sisters integra without another car when hers died. her car was manual. i remember like pushing the car and she sat inside and tried going into first gear while rolling or something and her car started just fine. my memory of this method is really really sketchy, can anyone explain it better or give me some links? thanks

 

is it your battery?

 

http://autorepair.about.com/library/...rms=jump+start

 

i think so, my alarm *beeps* sound weaker and weaker too.

 

Thanks, i know how to do that, im asking about starting my car from rolling it, or soemthing. I described it in my original post. Thanks though.

 

i am assuming your car is a stick, if so try this...
get in your car, turn the key to the "on" position
push the clutch in and put the car in 1st gear
get rolling or go down a hill and pop the clutch and it will start.
i had to do this last month when my starter went out, it was really easy but if u r an automagic, than u r shlt outta luck

 

thanks, thats exactly what i wanted to know, i am stick by the way . i have another question though, how long do i have to drive for my battery to fully restore? or since it drained out , do i have to get a new one? thanks

 

depends , about 20 minutes should recharge it. BUT if there is a bad or weak cell in the battery it will never fully recharge.

Autozone or most auto stores will check it and your starter for free

 

but i am pretty sure that u have to get a new one, hey while ur at it get an optima yellow top!

 

just go around the highway for an hour and you should be set
this happened to me too today
I drove around for an hour and it's fine now

 

For jumper cables, you connect:

positive from good battery to positive of dead battery
negative from good battery to a good ground (use the grounding bolts either on top of the intake manifold or on the driver side fender where the negative battery cable grounds to...do not use the strut tower nut...on my car it is not grounded for some reason..prolly due to the strut tower bar).

start car with good battery
start car with bad battery...let idle for a minute or two while revving good car at 2000RPM

disconnect in reverse order

 

can't you do it with autos too? put it in N then roll then put key in "on" then snap it into "d". Woudln't that work?

 

I believe that there is a starter kill that is activated when the car is not in Park.

 

Nope. with a 5 speed, the gears are directly connected. In an auto, it's a fluid coupling, and it's built to only work in one direction, from engine to tranny to wheels, not in reverse, as roll starting would involve.

DW

 

my battery died 2 nights ago. i drove it for about 15 mins and its been fine since (so far). i guess you can drive around for an hour but ive always heard 15-20 mins should do the trick.

 

I've found that you get much better results by using 2nd instead of 1st to bump the engine over. Also, check the water level in your battery and clean the posts before you start it. If you don't, you may not get it to take a charge and you will be doing the "bump start, drive around" process all over again.

 

Can all batteries be refilled? I think some "No Maintenence" ones do not allow you to do this. I could be wrong but just so if they have one theyu are not confused when looking.

SuDZ

 

ya i remember a 5.0 5spd with that problem at a car show here once, they had 5 guys push it as fast as they could and were able to start it

 

maintenace battery - need to fill w/ water
mainteance free battery - nothing to fill