Re: New thread: First word, Desmodromic, sounds like....

[David Massey <105671.471@compuserve.com>]

Message text written by Egil Kvaleberg
>The Renault 8 (and probably also the 10) had rear crank handle, and
was made untill at least 1971. The high compression engine was really
only startable via the crank when hot, but it sure was nice for setting
the ignition and adjusting the valves.

Egil<

I knew the Renault 8 (also known as the Dauphine) had the crank but I
wasn't sure about the 10 however,  since it was an evolutionary decendant
of the 8 it makes sence that the 10 had the hand crank, too.

Dave