Whole bunch of people who already know how to jump a car watching this just to hear AvE explain it...

The trick to bump starting an automatic is to get her going to about 60 mph, at which point you can coast to the nearest parts store to buy a new battery.

I, a grown man who has jumpstarted more vehicles than I can count, just watched another grown man jump start a vehicle. And I cheered when the truck started. Quarantine has taken its toll.

This man is a true wordsmith, a connoisseur of the English language.

*Truck catches on fire* AvE: "Here fishy fishy fi....."

All those safety pointers... Is Prudence holding you at gun-point? Blink 3 times if you need help. Oh, wait...

I want a shirt that says "I'm pretty sure this thing predates safety" 👌🏻

I used to work delivering food, and there were multiple times I finished a shift by bump starting my car down a little hill in the parking lot. Never got a lick of appreciation from the boss for it of course, or even when I replaced my alternator in an hour during my shift rather than going home like anyone else would, but I was always proud of myself, and thats all that matters, aint it?

When you already know how to do something. But you wanna hear how Ave does it

In my younger years when bumpers were steel you could kiss bumpers and use the folding jack handle to connect the positive posts.

The way he pours the coffee and misses and then nonchalantly says "Let's spill some out for the homies here" might be the funniest shit I've ever seen

11:41 Whenever I pour coffee in my car, I also make sure there is a charging cable or some cordage to take some of the coffee off to the side. I think you'll find its really the best way to refill the pen tray. We all know it's a problem when that dries up.

I used to drive tow truck, and so went on a lot of AAA dead batteries. When I arrived I would ask them if they had left their lights on or anything that they knew would have drained the battery. If they said no, they didn't know why, I would open the hood, and then randomly start poking around checking spark plug wires and whatever was NOT near the battery. And then while I was talking about the things I was poking at, and I had their attention on that side, my other hand was on the battery terminals trying to twist them. If I was able to get a good twist and push until it felt tighter, never having looked at the battery, I would ask them to try starting it, I just wanted to hear it. They would look at me like I was stupid and say it was dead, but I would finally get them to crank it, and about 70 percent of the time it would fire right up. They would come out confused and trying to assure me that it really wouldn't start, and I would give them that sad Mechanic look, and then start laughing when I couldn't hold it anymore... Lol Then I would tell them that their battery connections just were dirty and loose, and I had twisted it on tighter. Then I would get my tools and clean their terminals and tighten them down properly, and report it as a jump start to AAA, which then paid me $12... Lol

Being the owner of a Ford truck from that era, and I have to say I was pretty impressed to see how far ahead Ford was for their time on environmental matters through their inclusion of bio-degradable wiring. I removed all safety provisions as they stop working, and keep a long prybar behind the seat to jump the starter solenoid when needed. I've managed to almost roll myself over only once. After being a kraut-mobile enthusiast for many years, it's quite the change to be able to work on a car with nothing more than an angle grinder , a half-inch wrench and the wrong sized flat blade screw driver.

I've got that exact Alpine stereo in my ford pickup. Pickup is the same year too. Had to go out and make sure mine was still there.

Shakespeare would have been honoured to be your apprentice with your ability to articulate, enunciate and educate. I thanked my hat off to you. Thank you 🙏

I'm confused about the bumpstart. What is this "hill" you speak of? Thanks, a confused Dutchman

word of caution, Bump starting only works when there is at least 6v still in the battery or for starter motor problems. Modern vehicles do not use a generator they use an alternator. an alternator does not come with its own magnets and uses electricity to create magnetic fields then use those magnetic fields to create electricity. IF your battery is BELOW the EXCITER voltage you will never produce electricity to run the spark plugs.

"Old man yells at Ford." News at 11. ❤️

Classic! I disengage my E brake every time I try to pop the hood too! They put those handles next to eachother on purpose!

Time after time if the battery isn't charging, make sure that you've clamped through the rust onto bare metal. You might need to scrape off the rust a bit and make sure that you've got down to shiny, bare metal - especially on the negative ground. If that doesn't work, sometimes swearing at it scares it into submission.

"Check your battery for bloat" I hear you. "Because it might be frozen" ... Stares in confused Australian

"That's the smell of climate change."

You've not lived until you've had to bump start a car on your own on level ground

The ol' wifey tried to give me a reverse action bumpstart once.

I have learned absolutely nothing yet I have been entertained.

I recommend you practice bump starts once in a while when everything is actually working. Then it will be less stressful when you really need it to work.

i just love how @AvE can never focus on his target, but his camera will focus on the hood of a truck 5cm away

You are absolutely wrong about bump starting an automagic trammission. They need to get up to 80mph minimum and it only works if you try this on busy roads or the interstate.

This is the first time I’ve laughed all week,on Monday my business went down the pan,it’s now Saturday and the country has followed suit ! Keep Calm and keep your pecker up or at the very least,in a vice !from your friends across the ocean...Manchester UK.

I bought a set of twenty foot four gauge cables a long time ago and they are like a direct connection to a new battery. I love my cables!

Lmfao “Georgia overdrive”

When I was a much younger man I was in need of jump start and a good hearted old hippie that helped me out gave me the best advice. After hooking up the jumper cables let the battery charge for as long as it takes to smoke a cigarette or a joint, witch ever you have. Sage advice.

I broke my femur bump starting my truck in reverse one time. My buddy forgot to push clutch back in once it started and gave it gas to keep it running and I was behind the truck for some reason. It was My 21st birthday and we were in a bar parking lot - explains everything.

Got to love you. You h ave 10s of thousands of doll hairs in top notch tools, machinery, CNC, etc and you only have the cheapest chinesium set of jumper cables known to man? Battery wouldn’t jump right off because cheap jumper cables can’t carry enough current. Keep up the good work, love ya!

Almost 50 years ago, myself and a few drunken mates push started ( down a fair hill) an old ford fairlane with a 2 speed auto. It started. It had recently been converted to a convertible with the help of a grinder and a couple cartons of beer. Love your work.

“We’ll just spill some out for Dead Homies here...” Class Act, Sir!

Not running so we can hear you talk, is that the smell of production quality. Sellout

Love the lingo. I once drove a car home from work with a broken clutch cable double shifting and starting it in first. Turns out if the clutch cable is broken the electrics of that day did not know it was still in gear or whatever, if the clutch pedal was down the electrics were good to engage the starter motor. Anyway made it home and got a new clutch cable. Oh and some people are going to ask what is "double shifting". It is the process of being in neutral and trying to match the engine RPM to that of the gear you want before slamming the synchromeshes. Really important if you want to shift without the clutch. You can do it on a dirt bike no problem but it abuses the chain and sprockets. Something has to give.

“Transplant some angry pixies”. Lol I’m crying with laughter & joy.

You have to go 50 in reverse to bump start an automatic. I've done it a million times.

Damn my old ute, 2000 model holden rodeo has none if those magical interlocks. you turn the key while shes in first gear, she'll knock down the wall she's parked in front of

This guy is every red-blooded American man! You are the best, man!

Back when automagic trans first came out, a few models did have a reverse pump so that people could push start the car.

“I like to come in the donor vehicle” Yea, did lots of that in the backseat back in my younger days too!

Does anyone else just feel like AvE should have been on redgreen show?

I am an old man I gotta tell you I had a 63 ford Galaxy with a 2 speed automatic and It would pull start at about 35 mph and I had a 67 ford galaxy with an old C4 3 speed automatic that we pull started at about 20 mph. Those days are long gone. Thank you for your videos they still teach things many people would have no idea how to do.

"Fucker only runs downhill" I'm gonna have to remember that one

Know how to do all these these things, still watches the video from start to finish. As always, a pleasure to watch.

yup! one time in highschool my buddy called me over to his car after school saying he needed a jump. I went and found someone with jumper cables, hooked em up and no change. i said "ok, let me give it a go" hopped in the driver seat of his car and sure enough, the thing was in drive. threw it in parka nd she fired right up. 1989 Toyota land cruiser, sweet little ride.

While at work one day I backed my car into a spot that was downhill. Accidentally left my lights on and killed the battery. Had a couple co workers help me push the car up out of the spot so I could give her the old bump start. While doing that another coworker yelled “it doesn’t work that way you have to be going forwards” after I got my car started I got out and smiled at him and he was silent. I just said “that’s what reverse is for” awesome video very informative and funny as usual 👍👍

Your commentary is always the best know matter how broken the bones are you always put a smile on my face thank you , Eric !!!!!!!!!!!!

When I was 17 my 1994 VW golf with 280k/miles had a toasts starter. All summer long I pushed that thing and hopped in for a good ol bump start. Taught me a lot that year

Back in the day my parents had two tractors but only one battery so it was much quicker to bump start one with another than swap batteries when the other tractor was needed. Ah happy times. Now i have two batteries.

I really appreciate the use of the very original adjectives. I once drove my old Jeep without a starter for a month by using the bump start technique.

"Breathe deep, boys! That's the smell of climate change." I'm dying here.

“A liberal use of cursing might to wonders to mechanical problems” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Ohhhh i get it, ground away from the battery! I never thought of "why" before. Thank you, i learned something today!!! Ground not battery = face still has skin! Check!

He said "tow strap, also new, reasons......." 😂😂 that has me dying

"im pretty sure this thing pre dates safety" i just about died when you said that

that was painful to watch. it was like handing an apprentice a new tool and waiting for the screaming to begin

Pal, you've kept me on this planet a couple times. Thanks for the vijayo's. They're helping more people than you know.

You need to make you a pair of 0 guage welding lead cable jumpers. I love the the look people give me when I bring them out for jumping other people off.

"Fucker Only Runs Down-hill" laughed my ass off, haven't heard that one before 🤣

Love it. In my younger days I went through a lot of old cars and they all had a dead battery at some point. I just made sure I always parked on a hill for easy bump starting. If there was no hill I would park next to somebody with an older model car what didn't have a hood release inside. In other words, you could open the hood totally from the outside of the vehicle. Then I would look around until no one was watching and pop his hood and clip on my cables right quick. I got really fast at it. You do what you gota do to get by.

Less and less need for the club, a manual trans is quickly becoming an anti-theft mechanism all by itself

I love how you masticate the Anglais language.

The cussing in this video is woven like a beautiful, warm blanket. Such excellence.Thanks AVE for all the laughs.

I had a couple of my young employees stay an hour late trying to jump one of their cars. I walked out and jiggled the battery terminal and it started right up.🤣

The hood latch is like every mystery hidden beneath a hood; you rarely give them enough attention to recall where they are.

This video is funny as hell to me because everything you showed my Dad had taught me by age 12. I'm 45 now and I know for a fact 95 percent of people don't know how to do any of it. Great Video.

out of all of the videos I have watched, this video has your silhouette shadow. which means that is the most volume of body I have ever seen of you and fantastic video

Early Automagics had rear pumps and you could "bump start" them.The rear pump transmissions went away in the mid 60s probably to reduce production costs. You did have to tow or push those old rear pump equipped cars about 20 mph to get them to build enough pressure to work.

50's era Hydramatics had a 'rear pump' allowing push starts.....some enginerd wanted to save his boss a buck or 2 and took it out

"Georgia Overdrive" classic term used by big rig truck drivers for the neutral gear used to coast down hills faster than normal gears would carry you. Georgia overdrive is also used in saving fuel and keeping an engine cool in the hot summer heat.

Ohhhh the memories of the old ford ignition buzzer! Thanks for that! Lol

where i'm from we call it "popping the clutch". i've had to perform many of these procedures, probably the greatest advantage of a manual transmission.

Good stuff as always, but I like a different order for the jumper cable connections: 1. Donor battery plus, 2. Dead battery plus, 3. Dead battery minus, and 4. Donor chassis ground. (And then disconnect afterwards as 4, 3, 2, 1.) This way there's no chance of spark until 4. If you do 1 and 4 first, then the cable clamps will spark if touched while monkeying with 2 and 3.

This brings me back 20 years ago with my 1988 F 1 shitty, 2 wheel peeler, I-6 300 and the Mazda 5 speed. Being young and dumb, I’ve push started that truck many times. Changed the clutch twice. I learned 4th gear was much easier to pop the clutch on with success than 1st. In may ways I miss that truck, in many more, I don’t. Thanks for the stroll down mammary lane.

Very much appreciate that as you get older, you’re taking on the Lewis Black laugh. It’s a good thing.

That old buzzer brings back memories. Mostly memories of being annoyed at the sound

Way back when a friend lent me his relatively new VW to use for a couple of days. I'd barely had it for half a day before the damn thing wouldn't start -- you'd turn the key and nothing. I spent the next couple of days parking it on hills so that I could roll start it, the whole time feeling bad because I had some how messed up my friends car. Long story short, it was the seat belt... the starter wouldn't work unless the seat belt was connected.

11:47 😂😂 for the dead homies. Hahahaha 💀

Love your stuff I can't tell you how much of my common vernacular has come from years of watching your videos...but just one tiddy little bit... You don't need to run the donor vehicle. In fact in most cases it is better to leave it off. You don't jump a car to make the donors alternator try to charge TWO batteries (The donor and the dead one) You hook up the jumper cables to borrow angry pixies from the "good" battery to get the motor to crank over and begin charging the dead battery itself. (And if you don't believe me...I shall direct your attention to the existence of booster boxes which are just a battery with leads attached)

“Fker Only Runs Downhill” 😂😂

if you get an automatic to 50 mph... might as well keep getting it at 50 mph, you'll be arriving soon wherever it is you're going

I push started my 68 VW Beetle for a year before I bought a battery, 2nd gear was always the best. Always tried to find a hill to park on, hard to find in Northern Indiana. Fun Video

Push starting was part of my youth along with several Georgia overdrive arrivals at the gas pumps. Lived like nothing was a problem and a flat was just a chance to get a used tire to match one in the front or rear. 65' mustang fastback, full race cam, 12/1 pistons, 650 dual feed on a tarantula manifold. Every light was a drag race and I was lucky to be 16 legal to drive and muscle cars were everywhere.

I dont know a guy who doesnt "whoo" when his junk finally starts up lol 13:14

Every Corb Lund reference obligates me to watch another one of your videos.

All good stuff there, AvE. It's easy to forget that this isn't second nature to everybody. But one thing re bump starting an Automatic: Some older gearboxes did have a secondary oil pump on the output shaft. We had a 66 Galaxie 390 engine and autobox in a 32 roadster and had to bump (actually tow) start it once. So it isn't a myth, but probably doesn't apply to most cars on the road anymore. 30mph was enough to do the trick.

Always enjoyably entertaining. Sounds like the most brilliant commentator ever. Thanks 🤙🏼

FORD- Fucker Only Runs Downhill! Laughing my ass off🤣🤣🤣 Your commentary is priceless. Thanks for the laugh, especially during the corona armageddon.

A bit of an automotive life hack for you: If'n you find the oil is low and you don't have any on hand, simply place one end of the dipstick in a vice and a pair of stout vice grips on the other end and stretch with all your might. Problem solved.

This was like watching a firm adaptation of "The Old Man and the Sea: FORD Edition"

This my friend, is why I have made myself a set of cables out of 1awg fine stand cable. Instantaneous pixie transfer, no charge time required.

"They leak until they don't." roooooofl

00:33 We call that a bolt action transmission

i have bump started an AMC Pacer with an automatic transmision at 35 mph. Dont know what to tell you , but it worked. my dad was pulling me with his truck.