Starting Handle & hole at front to put it in?

[JohnArnoldBrown]

My 1959 Rover P4 105S had a starting handle(there wasn't one with the car when i bought it, but I made one at work).
I kept it under the front seat, as I had a crappy battery.
I ran out of petrol once, while stopped at red traffic lights near Richmond Upon Thames.
Switched to reserve, waited for the SU electric pump to slow down, tried the starter motor.
No luck, so grabbed the starting handle and jumped out of the car, just as the man behind, who'd been hooting at me all the while, got out to remonstrate with me.
He saw the starting handle and jumped back in his car. I calmly walked to the front of mine and gave it a swing.

They were handy things, starting handles.
In really cold weather, I never even bothered trying to use the starter motor.
That P4 straight six engine usually started on the first pull.

 

[EmilysDad]

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They were handy things, starting handles.
In really cold weather, I never even bothered trying to use the starter motor.
That P4 straight six engine usually started on the first pull.

Maybe they'll make a return if we ask ......

 

[umblecumbuz]

And yet ... if you carry an easily accessed starting handle in your car today, you'll probably get arrested.

 

[peterws1957]

Interesting YouTube somewhere of mechanics hand cranking a 60 ton Tiger tank at Bovington . Imagine the kick back on that.

 

[L John]

Interesting YouTube somewhere of mechanics hand cranking a 60 ton Tiger tank at Bovington . Imagine the kick back on that.

No danger with kickback as the crank is not held when the flywheel is engaged.

 

[Rappey69]

Easy - cut a hole in the hull of your boat. That should give you clearance!

On my Boston Whaler I have a 90 horse motor, with provision for fitting a pull cord, just like on a lawnmower, which is supposed to be used if the battery won't start the engine!
There's no way I'm going to risk life and limb trying to start it with a pull cord. It would probably fire me over the side on my first attempt. That's what VHF is for.

Haha to cutting a hole in the floor ! I often started a mariner 90 2 stroke with pull cord.. then went on to a yam 200 but would only risk one turn around the flywheel due to doing silly amount of turns on a seagull a long time ago, it fired up before the string fully came off and proceded to wind it back in while I was still holding the handle ! Only just let go in time !

 

[Craiglxviii]

Interesting YouTube somewhere of mechanics hand cranking a 60 ton Tiger tank at Bovington . Imagine the kick back on that.

That is the first Tiger captured by the Allies in WW2.

 

[w124nut]

The E93A that I owned (Ford Anglia) had a 933cc side valve engine plus a starting handle. The 100E, again a Ford Anglia, was also a side valve engine with a capacity of 1172cc but had no starting handle.

When cranking the engine, thumb and fingers were placed in the same direction at the end of the starting handle otherwise the risk of a broken thumb when kick back happened was a real risk. Happy memories of simple motoring.

 

[Frontstep]

What sort of starting handle would you get with a Tesla ?

 

[Blobcat]

1977 Land Rover Forward Control.
Hand cranking a 3500 V8... Like that's not going to hurt when you get it wrong (apparently broken wrists and arms were a real risk).

My 1977 SWB SIII 2.25 also had a starting handle, turned it over a few times with it but I don't remember using it to start it.

 

[Blobcat]

Trevor Baylis

What sort of starting handle would you get with a Tesla ?

Trevor Baylis could probably have made one if he'd not passed on 2 days ago

 

[Frontstep]

Genius clockwork Tesla,

saves all that waiting at charging stations, no range worry just an f ing big key in your boot.

Or you could just drive onto a charging roller spin the flywheel key up.....

The Tesla Bayliss I'll ring Elon later.

 

[Quick Silver]

My first 2 cars had starting handles !
A1948 Austin 8 and 1957 Hillman Minx.
Both cars were second hand to me, The minx having no heater fitted, the heater was an added extra the original owner was to tight to purchase.
Oh how I hated that car !