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Originally Posted by Nic900
I feel I must add my 2 peneth, I have owned many British vehicles being a native an-all and most of them hand a starting handle or hand crank. My Dad was the one who taught me the right way and speaking from countless successful starts, no broken fingers etc I can say that this is the best way to start. I have done this with the first 2 turns with the ignition on and off and the only difference is a little kick when the igition is on;
Insert the handle and bring it to the just past 12 O'Clock, with your thumbs NOT wrapped around the handle but laying on top (if you get my meaning) and one hand over the other turn the engine over slowly twice. On the third go round (with the crank at the just past 12 position) push down and pull up in a kind of swing motion, nice and quick and smart. If the timing has been set right she will start.
The 2 turns you do before starting will draw fuel into the system. Like I said if you do this with the ignition on then you may feel a kick each time the crank reaches the top but as long as you turn it slowly you'll be ok and ALWAYS keep your thumbs like a monkey, cupped hands. It's a good indication that your timing is right, I used to set Morris Minors up using the starting handle as a guide as with worn distrubutors the book could be less than usful and you needed another way of ensuring that she'd start first time.
You will hear variations on this method but I personlly have found this to be the best and injury free.
Cheers then
Nic
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EXACTLY how I did it Nic - hand loose on the crank, except I gave the carb two pumps with my hand. You don't need much juice to energize the coil in my experience, but it takes a lot to crank over a starter. (Why they have capacitors) I used my crank every day because a new starter was $250 and I was broke. Terry - do you start kick start motorcycles by pulling up on them as well?
