Starter Motor

[shock]

Check and make sure you have a solid grounding strap. I had a similar issue and found the PO had a ground that was about a 12 gauge wire from the battery negative to the body. I'm surprised the thing ever started. Go get one of those woven/stranded grounding straps and make sure it makes good contact with the battery cable and body (watch for rusty cable bolts, etc).

[RoverForm]

has anyone used the hand starting crank to start their series?

is there a list of steps to follow, or do you just stick it in and crank?

[thixon]

has anyone used their hand starting crank to start there series before?

is there a list of steps to follow, or do you just stick it in and crank?

Make sure the ignition is on, pump the fuel pump lever a few times to make sure your fuel line is full. Feel free to pump the gas pedal a couple of times, and then crank away.

[RoverForm]

about how many turns does it take? is it a fast wind up, like in the old charlie chaplin silent films where you're winding and winding until it turns over? or is it like a one twist kind of thing similar to kick starting a motorcycle?

* i just found this video: https://="http://www.youtube.com/wat...Vz3lzlHyc&NR=1

there's no way it's that easy, right?

[thixon]

If its properly tuned, then that's about right. I used to start my old sIII that way just to be a smartarse.

[Andrew IIA]

about how many turns does it take? is it a fast wind up, like in the old charlie chaplin silent films where you're winding and winding until it turns over? or is it like a one twist kind of thing similar to kick starting a motorcycle?

* i just found this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVz3lzlHyc&NR=1

there's no way it's that easy, right?

Wow, that is NOT what starting my 2.25 with the hand crank is like. The ring gear on the fly wheel got mangled a couple of years ago and I had to start the truck with the hand crank for about three months before I got the truck to Matt at OE for repairs.

On my truck (8:1 head) it is fairly easy to start with the hand crank when the engine is cold if you are very careful; its damn near impossible to start with the hand crank when the engine is hot. I say 'very careful' because when the engine fires up it kicks the crank out like a mule, throwing it forward while spinning it at a very high speed. If your (my) wrist/hand/knuckles get whacked by the handle you will be lucky if nothing gets broken (I was). When I use the hand crank I ALWAYS stand in front of the left wing and pull the crank towards me (one handle rotation per try), and then pull my hands away as quickly as possible. I never push the handle away from me; and I never stand in front of the handle.

My 2 cents

[SalemRover]

its damn near impossible to start with the hand crank when the engine is hot.

Do you use the choke when it's hot? That made all the difference for me when I hand cranked a hot engine. Counter intuitive but I reckoned that it was keeping the gas from evaporating and escaping the intake manifold. It was easier with the choke on with a hot engine imho.

-Jason

[LaneRover]

I have to use my foot on mine - is it still a hand crank then?

[scott]

mine's pretty easy, 1/2 a crank usually does it. for me the hardest part is getting down and up off a knee, which i have to do to see and hit the dog nut

[RoverForm]

Today I said "screw it" and decided to give the hand crank a go.

Fired right up first try...



Almost as easy as the push button starter