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Old 06-05-2012, 12:49 PM
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That'll still be a no - your neutral safety starter switch thing should stop the starter from turning unless someone has hot wired it for you.

The being able to tow start these cars is all about the secondary pump that is fitted to these transmissions which lots of other automatic transmissions don't have. The secondary pump runs off a cam system on the output shaft (of the transmission) and is therefore always connected to the rear wheels - turn the rear wheels to build up enough pressure => brake bands and clutches engage according to position of gear selector - you then have a chance of cranking the engine over via the fluid coupling / torque converter.
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