[kent olsen]

Crazy one! My 72 Porsche doesn't want to turn over. I checked and the battery was low. Put it on the charger for a 1/2 hour and it started. The next day no start. The battery, when I checked was 9 years old, Odyssey. So I bought a new one. Just a click. So I'm down to the ignition switch or the starter/solenoid.

Cars under my 4 post lift and I have a slope from my garage to the street. My question then is could I push it out of the garage and as it rolls down the driveway could I try to start it in reverse?? I've never done that before but it would seem like the engine would still turn over in the right direction.

If I can get it running I can lower my lift, take my Mini off and drive the Porsche back up on the lift. Then I can easily get to the starter. If that's not the issue then I can still raise the lift enough to easily get under the dash test the ignition switch.