"Proper Starting procedure" for Squarebody

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Keith Seymore

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Wrong wrong WRONG WRONG WRONG!!!

You don't grab the handle like that! If it kicks back that's how you get a broken wrist or arm.

You CRADLE the handle in your open hand(s). Bring it around until you feel compression, give it a quick pull up, and away you go.

K

...or drag the thing around in gear with a tow strap til it fires off...

:rolleyes:
 

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Damn, that sucks.

I'll be honest, I didn't actually spin a bearing, but I actually thought I had after hearing a horrible knocking noise. I still had oil pressure, so I drove the rest of the way home (Thank god I had the forsight to get real snow tires for the rear). and parked it for about a week. When I started it up again, I found that the noise was just the fan hitting the radiator support that was held in with bailing wire.
 

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Race car was always perfectly tuned.

Agree. Very easy to start.

No choke. It just starts up every time.
 

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