charlie_pank Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 Surely you would drain the battery pretty quickly as you'd be turning the engine and moving the wheels with this method because the starter motor interfaces with the flywheel. I would have thought the solution would need to work with the wheels disconnected from the engine in order to have an electrically powered reverse. Also if the solution you choose involves turning the flywheel in the wrong direction, you can't keep the engine running in order to top up the battery you are draining rapidly by driving an electrically powered car. Just my 2d's worth, all totally theoretical of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Bill Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 No reverse is not a problem. You can easily live without it. Everyday if you have to. It sounds like your forward motion is more of an issue. BB Edited by - Badger Bill on 5 Jul 2004 14:47:03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey UC Posted July 5, 2004 Share Posted July 5, 2004 I used to use the ‘starter motor technique’ to get an old M.G. off the road after the engine had a habit overheating and dying on me at traffic lights. However I wasn’t sure if you could use the technique in reverse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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