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Originally Posted by Old Mechanic
I had a 58 Volkswagen that would occasionally just not crank. It was still 6 volt. Finally found an old VW mechanic who knew how to fix it, two solenoids in series circuit.
In the 6 months it took to finally figure out a cure that would make the key actually start the car. I bought a Tecumseh lawn mower engine spool and put it between the adjustment washers on the generator. 4 winds on a rope and voila, a pull starter.
Ign on
Blip throttle once for some fuel
Set timing so it did not backfire when you pull started it
Wrap cord around spool 4 turns
Place foot on right bumper guard
PULL!
regards
Mech
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hilarious...
my mom drove one around with no clutch.. I don't know how she did it either.
pop her in gear and jump down the road.
the manual start could be why the old ford inlines attempted 3 main bearings...
it is a bit more difficult today.
I still whirl over a 1781cc subaru by hand when it comes time for repairs, timing belt , playing with distributor. It goes with the steretype that the engine is small... even after mentioning displacement. Frictionless does seem smaller doesn't it?
for the battery, if needing a charge, I have a tiny charger that cranks the amps.. was given to me as errored or even broken. Lucky error...