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Originally Posted by Will

Ever push-started a car with a dead battery?

Yep, many times. If you are going to tell me you and your other super hero friends were able to push the car in 1st gear or reverse from a dead stop, then fly on over here with your super powers so I can shake your hand.

Have 2-3 guys push a car in first gear, clutch pedal in, ignition off, to a running pace. Drop the clutch in 1st and see what happens. I'll give you a hint, the car stops ... very quickly.

As kids, we figured out pretty quickly you could not overcome the engine compression (braking) in first gear so we used 3rd or 4th when push starting. The torque multiplication is reversed.