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When I was in college, I didn't have any money and my '30 Tudor was my only transportation. I broke a fan belt and needed to wait until pay day from my part time job to buy a new one. I knew the Model A would run a long time on just the battery as long as I did not use the starter or drive at night. For about 5 days, I hand cranked it until I could buy a new fan belt. Actually, looking back on it, it was no big deal. The thing I had to do was to run a wire from the bottom of the choke lever on the carburetor thru the core of the radiator so I could operate the choke while I cranked the engine. This is what the hole in the bottom of the choke lever is for. Just run the wire thru the radiator core down at the lower R/H corner of the radiator and make a loop in the end of the wire so you can pull the wire to close the choke.

I am now 83 and a few years ago when I was 80, I hand cranked my Vicky just to see if I could do it. The engine in the Vicky is turns very easy and it starts right up. I had the car all warmed up and with the spark up and the throttle about 1/2 way down, one pull on the crank is all it took. I did however use just one hand with my thumb NOT wrapped over the handle, just in case it wanted to kick back.

Chris W.