All;
-My dad had a TR-4 that I spent considerable time with. It had on
the front pulley/harmonic balancer machined grooves that the jack
handle doubled for as a hand crank. This was to enable the driver
to start the car if the starter failed. The starter also had a
button on it for starting with the hood up (why?) The ONLY
problem with this hand-crank option was the radiator was in the
way and didn't have a hole cut in it to enable the crank to reach
the engine.
-The shop manual probably said:
1) remove radiator.
2) hand crank engine & start car.
3) very quickly re-mount the radiator and fill with water.
4) drive away with a jaunty air about you!
Phil
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Subject: RE: Fuel Pumps
Author: Jay Laifman <JLAIFMAN@PNM.MHS.CompuServe.COM> at ~INTERNET
Date: 5/21/96 6:59 PM
Stu writes:
"What do you all think of this? So I suddenly had this
great idea: Two fuel pumps, mounted in series . . .
If the engine falters, I hit the panic button, starting
the other pump. Is this crazy or what?"
Not at all, only purely British - just showing you how far this car has
seeped into your system. British cars are full of "secondary" devices.
For example, take the starter on my Alpine. It has this really neat
little knob you can turn with a wrench anytime it jams up. Wow, what a
concept. My other cars certainly don't have it. Only the real problem
is that my other car's starters don't jam!
Before you know it, you will be telling us you have bottled smoke to put
back in the electrical system.
Jay
Jay S. Laifman
Pircher, Nichols & Meeks
1999 Avenue of the Stars
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 201-8915
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