Well done Hugh, it seems that since you have a '58, and since the "neutral
button" on your car failed, and since it was by passed to make the car run,
that the original point remains.
I very much enjoyed reading your post. By the way, how is Mrs. Blueberry these
days?
Paul
In an email dated Tue, 2 Mar 2004 4:28:53 pm GMT, "Hugh & Therese"
<hugtrees@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>You wrote:
>
>
>> Well, I don't have a '58 Imperial so I can't say for sure, but it would
>seem to me that whether you turn the key to start the car or push a button,
>there would have to be something to keep it from starting in gear. If this
>function is dealt with by the button itself, it would still be worth
>testing.
>
>Indeed it would. All the other vehicles I can think of that have a starter
>button, including a 1958 fire truck, have manual transmission, and you can
>start those in any gear you like. I wish I had experience with another
>automatic with push button. As stated in my first messsage, the neutral
>button is what you use to start the car. My 58 happens to have been altered
>and it has an auxillary button just below the key. The neutral button still
>works and I cannot account for why the second button was added.
>Regrettably, the car can be started in gear. When the adjustment of the
>buttons on my car was not up to par, it was prudent to have a foot on the
>brake pedal during start up. There is no park position on these
>transmissions, either, and the small drum on the drive shaft was not always
>enough to stop unwanted movement.
>
>> Taking the car into a shop isn't always the best answer either, Hugh.
>
>
> And that is why, Paul, I did not say "take it to a shop." What I said was
>it needs to be looked at by a mechanic. My point was that there is
>insufficient information to determine the cause of the starting problem and
>any number of culprit items to account for it. As I do not know what the
>originl author's level of comptency is, suggesting a mechanic was prudent.
>I do agree that taking the car to any old shop will not neccessarily produce
>a good result. However, if the author lacks the requisite skills to find
>the fault, neither will guessing at what is wrong. An experienced friend or
>local enthusiast would be preferable to taking it to a shop. This allows
>the novice, if indeed this is what he is, a much better opportunity to
>observe and learn.
>
>Hugh
>
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