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Robert/Texas · 07-16-2020, 06:22 AM

The guy crank starting an engine with his foot must have never learned to pull up on the crank instead of pushing down. If the spark control wasn't right, the guy might get launched into the air. It's better than a Ford fracture of the arm but who knows where a person would end up if they got launched.

I agree with this but no one told me about it back then. I owned the car for about 6 months until it threw a rod through the pan and then I sold it to a hotrodder. I always started it this way and luckily never got hurt doing it.

07-16-2020, 06:22 AM	#17
Robert/Texas Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Burton, Texas Posts: 681	Re: Change in driving between Model T and Model A The guy crank starting an engine with his foot must have never learned to pull up on the crank instead of pushing down. If the spark control wasn't right, the guy might get launched into the air. It's better than a Ford fracture of the arm but who knows where a person would end up if they got launched. I agree with this but no one told me about it back then. I owned the car for about 6 months until it threw a rod through the pan and then I sold it to a hotrodder. I always started it this way and luckily never got hurt doing it.