Yes it does.....the motor will crank over twice as fast and that should make it start..,,or you can tow start it.. good luck.... first one I ever did was my new wife's 57 Plymouth.. .hadn't run in like 3 months..I checked everything just like you did,,an old tech showed me what to do..that sucker cranked right up.. ..drove that car another year,,no problems...did a few others like that .. last one was my 83 D150 with 175 K miles on it ,,drove it every day with no problem,,then parked it for bout 5 months.. Stick shift..pushed it with another truck.. started in about 30 feet.. sold it with 225 K miles on it running good..