Steve Moskowitz Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2LWwZI1LM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh2LWwZI1LM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> This should be in the video section but I was afraid too many will miss it. Enjoy! Edited August 27, 2010 by Peter Gariepy embedded the vid (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfudd Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 WOW! That's quite a show. I can see its educational value. Besides, it's cool.Gil Fitzhugh, Morristown, NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD in KC Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Very Cool! Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seldenguy Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Thank you Steve! That is without question the neatest non-static automotive display that I have ever seen. I know the logistics prevent it,but what a display it would be for all our AACA events. Thanks again--Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bofusmosby Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Yes Steve, thanks for the post! They turned a model "A" engine into a briggs & Stratton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Briggs & Stratton did manufacture the ignition switches for Ford Model A's. Great project, however hand cranking with BOTH hands is not the safest way to start one. :eek:Yes Steve, thanks for the post! They turned a model "A" engine into a briggs & Stratton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Mellor NJ Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 He did crank up anyway. I can't wait to show my Model A buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Restorer32 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I broke my arm years ago cranking a '28 Autocar. Watching him crank two handed made me cringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I really cannot imagine too much kickback on one piston... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stllrng. Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 I really cannot imagine too much kickback on one piston..."Famous last words"You should try cranking a one cylinder car and let us know if you feel the same. And for the record, when a multi-cylinder engine kicks back it is only one cylinder that has fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I've hand cranked hundreds of engines though the years. Automotive, tractors, and stationary units. I learned early on the correct way to crank and have never broken an arm. As a young un I got clocked in the head a few time with flying tractor cranks though.:eek:...I gotta say, It really ain't made me any smarter. But I don't spin em anymore either. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bofusmosby Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 My grandfather back in the early days (before 1920) broke his finger cranking a car. That never healed right, and that was the reason why he wasn't accepted into service during WWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 ive got to agree with keiser , its only one cyllinder , as for cranking a model A , my fiirst car in 1955 as a 15 year old was a 31 modelA , i had plenty of practise , and was told the correct way to crank it . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Moskowitz Posted August 30, 2010 Author Share Posted August 30, 2010 Elmo, no such thing as only a 1 cylinder! If you do not think you can get a nasty injury from incorrectly cranking or setting your timing on a one cylinder I can testify to the contrary. Besides, getting into careless habits of cranking any car is a potential for a serious injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 I realize just how foolish my post about "not much kick from one cylinder" was. Sorry guys. I should have known better since I spent a lot of time at Greenfield Village as a kid. It may have been a senior moment....or just a D'OH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest elmo39 Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 ok iv,e looked at this heaps of times since my last post, take a good slow look, i have and am sure that just before he swung ? the handle he transfered his thunb to behind the handle . Rex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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