Now be careful guys I used to start some old Iron my dad had and he
made sure that we always pulled up on the crank handle. You can't
just spin these things. They kick back. When running right they start
right up.
Rogerg
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:03:58 -0700
> From: David G Shier <dshier@rmi.net>
> When I was a kid we started our old 207 with the crank a few times. I am
> rebuilding it now and we might try it again.
> Dave Shier
>
> Advdesign1@aol.com wrote:
>
> > > Our trucks used to have a crank handle as standard equipment, meaning you
> > > should be able to start it by hand; right, Bob? That's pretty slow
> > > cranking!!!
> > >
> > I could never start one of our 216s with the hand crank. Yes, they have a
> > crank, no I don't think they are startable with it.
> >
> > I heard they had a hand crank for the old timers who didn't trust a battery
> > to work.
> >
> > Bob Adler
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