Bristol in Baja
Well I am amazed, I was brought up in the time that all cars had starting
handles and no one thought twice about starting an engine by hand, even the
big ones, this reminds me of the storey of mice and men!
Now how on earth do you turn the engine in the correct position to set the
points without a handle?
For those people who have never tried to start a car this way the thing not
to do is to wrap your thumb around the hand piece, keep your fingers
together turn the engine slowly until you can give it one sharp lift upwards and
hey presto. With a Bristol you can retard the ignition if you are not
certain but it should not kick back, so I hope some of you will have the
courage to give it a try you never know when a starter motor will pack up.
Best of luck,
Bellerophon
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