Probably a stupid car question...

[Treesh]

Hi,

If it's a manual, just pop the clutch.

Usually will not work. It will work if your battery is too low to turn the starter motor. Or if you don't have a starter motor (I went a whole summer without one at Los Alamos). But if you don't have a battery at all, you probably cannot get the generator or alternator turning fast enough to supply enough power for the coil. Hence, no spark, no start. That's why aircraft use magnetos.

--Pete

Didn't realize that. Good to know. Thanks.