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Originally Posted by 1crosscut
Honestly guys I'm not seeing the many mistakes you are saying that were made.
Yes the choke looked as if it slipped right back in but it was already probably warmed up.
I froze the video in several spots as he was pulling the hand crank over as it should be and I couldn't see anything that would lead me to believe his thumbs were in the wrong position.
Perhaps a few words on about where the throttle and spark levers generally are set would have been nice but its a fairly solid video.
As far as gloves go I'm with him on using them to crank it over... I did't see him actually driving his Model A with them on so I'm sure his car was not offended.
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If this was an instructional video for a newbie.
When cold - ignition off, 2 - 3 compressions with hand crank to "prime" the intake manifold with a rich mixture. Then choke off and ignition on - if the spark is retarded/throttle lever is set for fast idle, one more crank on the crank handle should start it. Once started readjust the spark and throttle levers.
Also not shown was turning on the fuel valve, adjustment of the GAV, checking to make sure it is in neutral, and setting the parking brake.
The usual advice is to pull up when hand cranking with your thumb over the crank handle the same way as same your fingers.
Even though he may have doing it correctly, the person watching if a newbie would not know the safest way. I think our concern is to be very thorough so that a newbie does not get hurt, or frustrated. How to use the crank handle properly and setting the spark lever is highly important so kickback does not occur and hurt someone.
I did like the quality of the video, and that is a very nice truck.
If you post things like this here, you have to be ready for the comments. I guess a few of the Barners are perfectionists.