Had to meet someone over at the farm early Saturday morning but when I went
out to the 109, the starter was dead. Sh*t, I had to find the crank 'cuz
I'd taken all that stuff out of the truck during the rebuild. Luckily,
found it almost immediately. Pulled the choke, pumped the throttle a couple
of times, and it started on the 2nd crank despite having sat through a
bitterly cold 68 degree night. Glory be, what a wonder the much maligned 2
1/4 is.
Aloha
Peter
>From: "William J. Rice" <jarvis64@juno.com>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: lro@Works.Team.Net
>Subject: Re: LRO: Hand cranking and engine swaps
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 17:43:21 -0600
>
>modern batteries and alternators just
>about eliminate the need to ever hand-crank an engine anymore,
>and if the battery does die, you can almost always get a jump start.
>
>Yeah, but if the STARTER goes out on you, like mine did a month ago,
>you're stuck doing the old push-start, which is dangerous in a IIA since
>the dashboard isn't exactly soft when you bash your knee on it while
>jumping into the rolling truck (attempts 2 and 3), nor is the roof edge
>soft when you bash your head into it while jumping in (attempt 1). She
>started on attempt three and I bought a new starter (well, reman'd w/ a
>lifetime guarantee) the next day for a big old $35. So, while you might
>not have the ability to crank start it, the odds of you having to do so
>for extended periods due to 1) parts cost or 2) parts availability are
>greatly reduced since Auto Zone is always pretty durn close.
>
>bill
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