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Old 07-11-2020, 07:47 AM   #8
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Default Re: How to Start the Model "A" shown in 45 seconds

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Originally Posted by mngreen View Post
Really dumb way to hand crank!! A backfire would have planted his face into his motometer permanently! Always one handed pulling up and not wrapping your thumb around the crank.
Not sure I follow. A "backfire" does not turn the engine backwards and with the spark at full retard, it's not going to kick back. That's the whole point of retarding the spark. Not saying it can't happen just don't understand how.
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