From: Glen Closson (glen@closson.com)
Date: Mon Aug 04 2003 - 18:06:17 PDT
You can, but must put in reverse. Otherwise the engine will spin backwards
like you experienced (don't try this at home).
Side note:
Old railroad "speeders" could go in reverse, but only if you stopped the
engine and restarted going the "other way".
-Glen
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From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
Behalf Of Mark Ehle
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 5:39 PM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] By Golly, They DO run backwards!
Folks -
I had been using the air on my M35 to power an air nailer on a deck project.
I had moved the truck up my drive to get it out of the way for a while. When
it was time to move it back to the work site, I decided to bump start it as
it rolled down the hill. It was rolling backwards, and I did not give much
thought to the gear I put it in. It did start, but when I got to the bottom
of the hill and halfway out my drive, no matter what gear I put it in, it
went backwards! Meanwhile, traffic is bearing down on me.
I finally found reverse, not because I was looking for it specifically, but
I was just shoving the stick wildly at any gear that would engage. Only
after I pulled the truck back into my driveway did I realize that to get it
to go forward, I had put it in reverse.
I guess that I will not be roll-starting the truck backwards from now on!
Later -
Mark Ehle
1970 AMG M35A2 (w/bi-directional engine)
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