Starting with handcrank?

[Brent B3B]

On 8/6/2020 at 7:15 PM, PT81PlymouthPickup said:

Mine starts easy enough with the electric starter. Just seems like even a half revolution would be a tough go by hand with that little crank. But watching Brent, he made that 1/2 turn look easy as pie.  Ahhhh!  His engine must be worn out. Lols!  ?

PT81. Hate the game, don’t hate the player ?

 

but your right, a fresh motor is tougher 

Edited August 9, 2020 by Brent B3B
Video removed, just yanking PT’s chain

[DJ194950]

Is it cheating that he bad the crankcase breather cap off?

 

Did that make easier to crank over?  ?

 

DJ

[PT81PlymouthPickup]

27 minutes ago, Brent B3B said:

PT81. Hate the game, don’t hate the player ?

 

but your right, a fresh motor is tougher 

Nah! I don't hate the player or the game! Just enjoy pulling the chain. ?

[Tony WestOZ]

I use to hand crank the Dodge my father gave me when I was a seventeen year old student all the time.

Had no money to replace the regulator so it was crank or no drive for a couple of weeks.  

I went through it again a couple of years latter when the reg went and I could not find a replacement. Then was the starter motor failure and I was 400 miles from home.

 

Its not that hard. Use one hand and remember to keep you thumb out of the way. 

 

Tony 

 

One note of caution, I would not do it on an engine that was just had the timing reset. If its timed wrong and backfires it could hurt.