Who needs a starter motor to start the engine?? 💪🏼💪🏼 Just crank it with your arm! How easy! 😎🤓

Who needs a starter motor to start your engine? I can be a starter motor!
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Monthly Hot VWs Transporter Talk column contributor Lind Bjornsen showed us one of the earliest VW Buses surviving today and how to start the Porsche 356 engine with a hand crank starting handle. The hand crank was a standard feature for early models of Beetle and Bus and was a great backup when the battery was not working.
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[@hotvwsmagazine]

Watch full version kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4mqkpiqpJ1opdk

[@jomamma1750]

wiser to build a starter motor not prone to failure......

[@charliedarch3885]

Dont put your thumb there if it backfires it will brake your thumb

[@lestergillis8171]

That's the WRONG way to hand crank an engiine.

[@rubicalixto6773]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@danlevesque5437]

Is there a actual storage area or clip for those hand cranks? I saw a clip with a beetle and still didn't see a storage for that crank eather

[@MussaKZN]

When an engine has 5:1 compression ratio it’s all good!

[@FreDEV_OFFICIAL]

Have you not seen those huge german tanks 😂

[@MussaKZN]

@@FreDEV_OFFICIAL haha you’re not turning over a tank engine. You’re winding up a spring and when it gets to max tension it engages a starter drive sprag and that turns over a Merlin.

[@FreDEV_OFFICIAL]

@@MussaKZN ahhh i didnt even know that, thanks for letting me know

[@TinyTurboVW]

​@@MussaKZN I didn't know that either, that's pretty cool

[@carloscollomps1552]

@@MussaKZN I think you spin a flywheel by cranking, then when it's going at enough speed you engage the bendix and it turns the engine on. I saw that in a Tiger II engine.

[@vyronautics5584]

Best engine sound I've heard this day

[@Mikefngarage]

nothing like a 356 motor.

[@no-damn-alias]

because they're the same

[@TWOxTONE_773]

It sounds really good.

[@АлександрКоротков-я1р]

Часы тикают громче!!!!

[@jamesbizs]

This? This is barely an engine. Never heard a cammed v8 before eh?

[@gregmarcou1705]

Now that's old old school right there. Many an arm was broken before the electric starter.

[@MileytheJeepV2]

Someone had to die from it before they said enough is enough and started trying to make the electric starter

[@robertofelicio7397]

O encaixe da manivela em forma de rampa impede que isso aconteça.

[@leemccoy4489]

That's why you should crank start a car with the left hand.

[@nthgth]

Must've been before they invented ratcheting too... you can coast on a bicycle and the wheel doesn't force the crank to move

[@user-hw3mj7nb6w]

Он опасно заводит, надо не сверху давить , а в нижнем положении дергать, снизу вверх. Тогда меньше риск повредить руку, если случится обратная вспышка. Знаю на своем опыте, заводил грузовые автомобили 6 и 8 цилиндровые, объемом 6 л.

[@tsegulin]

I used to have a 1954 Rover. People used to laugh at the crank under the hood. Then one night I had a flat battery and fired up the old 7.5:1 F-head 6 cylinder by hand and they never laughed again.

[@stephengibbs4372]

Same with my 1960 land rover. It used to amaze me how east it was.

[@Vpmatt]

You really showed them.

[@ChaseBond11]

I used to have a 1986 Porsche 911. People used to love that car. Then one night I had a flat battery and fired it up by having a few employees at my veterinary practice push me up to 6 mph while I popped the clutch in 2nd gear. They never laughed again.

[@niklasnelimarkka2993]

I mean you can just push start a modern car (if its a manual) anyways so...

[@randomchannel9331]

​@@niklasnelimarkka2993not if it's totally dead on modern cars because of electronic fuel injection and other electric parts needed to start the car

[@stigbengtsson7026]

Had a crank in my Peugeot 404, very good in cold winter, cranked 2 to 3 times, and it started much easier with the electric start motor, while other cars just empty their batteries 😊

[@MtnBadger]

Saw it below, my gramps had a crank start model T. Always pull up from the bottom and keep your thumb over top. You'll never break your wrist, thumb or arm. 😊

[@kenmanx1298]

Sounds like good solid advice! 👍

[@lancecooper4646]

i think they also had a lever on the steering column where you could retard the timing so it wouldn't kick back ?

[@flashedwards1]

That's God's truth....I fractured my left forearm starting the pony motor on a 1950(+/- ??) D7 Cat dozer. It was a hot afternoon, I was tired and pissed. I had been pulling and pulling and then I pushed the crank and bang, it backfired and blew me off of the tracks. Had to drive myself to some little town to find a doctor to put a cast on my arm.

[@user-zq6yz5gf6d]

Thumb over top?? I thought you had to keep the thumb under the crank handle so that it wouldn't kick back onto it.

[@johnbishop4194]

But it'll still mangle the livin' shit out of both legs if it grabs your shorts ...

[@robertfumega8874]

Miss those old beetles.. Fantastic engines. Easy to work on. 👍👍👍

[@fireblow6842]

That...ain't no beetle

[@1991apfel]

​@@fireblow6842no its a van, but it shares the engine with the beatle

[@fireblow6842]

@@1991apfel thank you for the info. I kind of expected that to be the case but wasn't sure. Though I think my point still stands

[@bartbeekhuizen]

​@@1991apfel that's a Porsche engine.

[@2ndlt.sadness67]

​@@bartbeekhuizen VW made that particular engine, it's the most iconic looking small engine ever, whenever you look at a volkswagen beetle, doesn't matter if it's new or old, you'll see one of those

[@cmsart]

Michael Myers is chasing you down you got to start your car like this

[@seanbatiz6620]

Wouldn’t make a diff… even if ALREADY running & yr already IN IT ‘and’… you’ve done run over that SOB ‘several’ freakin’ times, both ways, now at least a half mile away from that carnage, he’d still be RIGHT BEHIND YOU IN THAT DAMNED BUS

[@robp4837]

​@@seanbatiz6620 facts

[@mikemeyers4016]

Yep always come back

[@ascottrusso]

He walks

[@Pau_Pau9]

Suddenly fumbling for the right key is the problem you WISH you had.

[@restojon1]

There's always people on the Internet telling you that you're doing it wrong. I'm not going to say you're "wrong", but I'd like to offer you some advice on how to improve your technique if I may? I'm a prewar restoration engineer and handcranking is a daily thing for me. Every engine is different but there are a few things you can do and develop your own technique from. Firstly, Mark up your bottom pulley with some ignition timing marks using a paint pen. Then, engage the crank and turn your engine around and just feel the whole range of movement that one crank can give you and keep an eye on where you are in relation to TDC/BDC on your crank pulley. Once you've figured out the relationship between the swing of the crank, the engagement of your starting handle and position of your crank pulley then, what you need to do is find the optimal position before TDC that allows the best sweep of the crank handle. If you have accelerator pumps or ticklers, operate them or use your choke. If you have a decomp valve and ignition advance retard mechanism, now is the time to adjust this to get the optimal setting for starting. When you put your "driving hand" on the crank, keep your thumb on the same side as your fingers. Now, pull UP. This way, if the crankhandle kicks back in the lower portion of the stroke, it will simply pull out of your fingers and thumb. If it kicks or pulls forward without disengaging the drive dogs, it will pull out of your hand relatively harmlessly. You can also go from a bent over to almost standing position whilst cranking so as to apply more pressure to the handle and not rely as heavily on your arm alone. I hope that this comes across to you in the helpful way that I intend it to. It is in no way intended as any sort of criticism, I purely want to share the knowledge that I've gained by working on older vehicles. Enjoy your lovely old Volksie 🤙

[@helgereichert6094]

Ich lese gerne die " längeren " Kommentare und wurde auch jetzt nicht enttäuscht ! sachlich und verständlich für jeden Interessierten ... danke dafür 💡

[@philipperiopel1911]

It's better if you do a video about it.

[@facereader99]

I remember that my Dad's 1960 Beetle also came with this handle just in case the electric starter did not work. May his soul rest in peace forever.

[@billpetersen298]

And your dad too.

[@iantheodd1667]

Don't grab it with your thumb, if it backfires you'll have thumb in the wrong place

[@marquisdemoo1792]

Logged in to say just that!

[@alcockscraftsandcreations3605]

​@@marquisdemoo1792 000

[@sucio9970]

Yep......can confirm 💯

[@wyattshelton2080]

Thumb on top, cranking towards yourself

[@DreStyle]

It does only grip one way??

[@robbiemendenhall9381]

NEVER go down with the crank like that, always pull up from the bottom, you can break your arm if it back fires on you. A lot of men did back in the 30s & 40s.

[@khodayehrangekaman315]

💟 👌🙏🙌👏👏🫶🫶 💚 🤍🦁 ❤

[@_..-.._..-.._]

KZbin know-it-alls every video every time 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@mem7806]

​@@_..-.._..-.._ he's right though?

[@woodencaptain]

@@mem7806 No, he's not. The coupling for the lever has the typical ratchet-face sleeve to engage in the right direction and slip in the opposite. You can see it at the first tries: there's certain counter rotation with just compression force, and the lever does not even notice.

[@johneckert1365]

​@woodencaptain No sir, he's right, and you're wrong. The ratchet type sleeve prevents the crank from turning with the engine once it starts. If the engine fires backwards it's engaged, and the crank whips backwards, sometimes breaking arms or wrists.

[@stumpusMaximus]

Used to start my dads Hillman Hunter with a starting handle. Best thing was if the battery was flat you could always start it! To think this is how cars were back in the 60s and 70s for me

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

It's how I used to start my minx.... must be a Smith thing lol

[@franic_scopes9165]

My beetle didn’t have it from the factory, but since I was always leaving the lights on I added a crank start. It was probably one of the simplest and best modifications I ever did to that car.

[@miscbits6399]

That or a 2nd gear push start on flat ground (could be achieved solo)

[@tommykane4621]

1984 broke a starter '69 Baja big 1835cc dual 36mm ICT.used to push it backwards then hop in and pop reverse... 7;^> ...heh

[@tommykane4621]

ahh high school..heh .7;^> ...heh

[@octanedemon5548]

The idle is so quiet wow

[@luketheduke420]

idles at 180rpm thats why

[@Unos2361]

@@luketheduke420 thats barely not moving

[@Jodyrides]

my 1958 MGA that I have owned since 68, Has a hand crank in the trunk from the factory that operates the jack and starts the motor. It has saved me all through high school many times. And I still rotate the engine over at least once a week using the hand crank.

[@ZZ_SquareSquad]

Nothing like the awesome sound of a air cooled VW ❤

[@TheOwlGuy777]

Except it's not a VW engine. It's a 356 engine.

[@felixsantiago5606]

​@rtison 356 still a vw engine. Porsche and vw at those times was the same thing.

[@michaelalfonso1070]

@@felixsantiago5606 Physically the same but the 356 has a different cam, bigger heads, valves, different distributor, oil filter. only the distributor may be interchangable, (019). Its cheaper and you get get more horsepower to use VW engine and after market parts.

[@gordonbrennfoerder1849]

I was taught to only pull up on the crank in case it “kicked” back, as your hand would be above it..out of the way..🤗

[@raytycker1656]

A wise man tought you.

[@traintools585]

In high school, a class mate was trying to start a tractor like this guy and got to wear a cast on his wrist for awhile after it kicked back.

[@gordonbrennfoerder1849]

@@traintools585 oh ouch…🥲

[@OmmerSyssel]

Breaking your wrist is surely possible 🤕

[@nelsongarcia9629]

o

[@michaelmeuser7763]

My 51 vw van had a crank start. It also had a crashbox (no syncros), opening windshield and opening doors on both sides of van body. There was no opening door at rear. Loved that van.

[@procrastinator1842]

The available space in that engine bay is amazing.

[@billpetersen298]

What was it? Fuel line, throttle cable, ignition wire, four bolts. Drop the engine onto a pallet. Lift the car over it.

[@crosslink1493]

@@billpetersen298 No need to lift the car over it. The bottom panel (where he sticks the crank thru) comes off by removing 4 bolts, two are visible near the reflector on the left side, the other two are on the right side. Simply have the engine free from the trans, take that piece out, and roll the body forward. Some times on newer versions you'd have to drop the engine down a little, but still easy up until the switch to the pancake engine in 1972 (almost as easy!). 😀

[@michaelproust7891]

There is a particular way of cranking that saves your ligaments, on the up stroke only, if it back fires it shoots forward sparing your thumb, also curl your thumb under the crank away from danger. Crank with four fingers.

[@andisufyandi8036]

The engine sound is very satisfying

[@priscripzionz]

The sound of the carburetor...nice

[@Bamsebrakar2011]

I used to have to do this to start my Citroën Dyane, but with a flat two-cylinder engine with 602/ 29 hp it was quite easy.

[@mrfixitusa6165]

Was that the little station wagon version, with the funky steering wheel/shaft?

[@CarsCumminsNCams]

Those old VW engines are beautiful!

[@cannabassador]

My grandfather had a 1910 Ford Model T when I was very young. It too was a crank start, but I enjoyed nothing more than watching him test, tune, and drive it! Sadly both are gone

[@TheDasbull]

356 engine 👍

[@ryanmrowka8970]

Really how can you tell....what year do u think?

[@TheDasbull]

integral generator stand and "tilt" of this stand. as to year, I have no idea without seeing the casting number 🙂

[@charlesfree4247]

It's hard to believe that all the VW people did not catch that.

[@Punky-Boy]

That engine sounds very healthy ❤

[@michaelw.morgansr.7814]

My brother-in-law had an early 1900s Centurian tractor that had a crank. I do believe that tractor was instramental to the phrase "Kicks like a mule"! LOL

[@philipaldrick5363]

That's how we did it in the good old days. Cars, trucks and tractors.

[@willycastellanos4195]

The idle sounds so satisfying!! Well tuned!!❤❤❤

[@ZerosandOnes978]

"Hurry and start the car!" "THEY'RE RUNNING RIGHT AT US!" meanwhile :

[@Generalblue-vl2ly]

Brooooo 😂😂😂😂

[@gabrielsly1481]

Great scott.

[@bruceglover7867]

Just remember to park on the hill. Did that for a few months.

[@White000Crow]

I had to do the same thing.

[@roboraptor123]

That is, that was simply german engineering !!! The VW Bulli Its run an run an run 👍👏👏👏

[@OmmerSyssel]

Romantic nonsense, lousy technology luckily long history! Try a new car any time soon 😴

[@olliexton6428]

What a lovely smooth sounding engine

[@brassassmonkey]

I wish we still had that option. More and more I keep stripping my car of things that go bad, I don't replace them unless it's super necessary

[@aubsession92]

When I was young, I started my dad's 1949 Austin like that.

[@ded-Mokar]

Я заводил зил 131 когда служил в армии ссср

[@jennifers1539]

My Dad would’ve loved this. He put a Corvair engine in his ‘68 bus. Bought it from the scrap yard by the pound. Started it in the yard and a snake skin blew out of it. Drove it to the Keys and to Big Bend TX from NC. VW’s always warm my heart.

[@theherrdark4834]

He knew enough to flip the differential in the VW or he got the Corvair transaxle as well. For those who don't know Corvair engines run counter-clockwise. A few found this out the hard way.

[@brokenwrench404]

@@theherrdark4834 wow, didn’t know that. What a cool mod

[@josephfranklin5175]

0⁰0u

[@Beaches_south_of_L.A.]

I wonder why he chose a corvair engine. I mean it was a bona fide lemon. There's the Edsel, the corvair, the Vega and the 5.7 liter Diesel. My dad bought two of those vehicles brand new, the corvair and the 5.7 liter diesel. The corvair was nothing but problems the day he drove from the dealership. He eventually sold it to the garden Grove high school autoshop for one dollar.

[@Justin-fq7vj]

Now that's really weird. So you have to put it in reverse to go forward ? 😜😉 Who made the Corvair ? The Karmann Ghia was a Volkswagen that looks similar to the Corvair.

[@HowardKlein1958]

My 1959 Austin A35 had a starting handle. Very useful. My First car in 1976.

[@Arkay315]

I'd say everyone needs it, electric starters are essential. My great uncle broke his shoulder cranking a model-T and the electric starter was invented by a company who's owner's friend died from manual crank injuries on a car of thier design. But I do have to admit, it is kinda satisfying seeing that engine be cranked over.

[@hotvwsmagazine]

The 1940s-50s crank starts were designed with a ratchet mechanism to prevent kickback; I've never heard of anyone being injured by a VW crank start. 😄 And also in the 1940s to early 50s, battery was still not reliable enough so they left hand crank for backup.

[@georgeallen7101]

I don’t want to burst any bubbles here , but that dynamo on the top of that engine doubles as a starter . Very handy a crank start .

[@Pamudder]

A wise backup, seeing how long VW retained a 6 volt electric system…😊

[@davidpawson7393]

All the way up to 1966. 12 volt conversions were pretty easy unless you had semaphores but there's ways to get around that too.

[@mazzyspeed]

Does increasing the coil voltage and replacing ignition leads to a thicker type improve ignition?

[@pigtailbbq1982]

If you start the engine by pulling from the bottom up you'll have less chance of getting hurt if it backfires.

[@H.K_R]

“In 1977, you couldn’t drink the water in France and they hadn’t heard of an ignition key” - Jeremy Clarkson whilst watching James May start a Citroën Ami

[@ThePiquedPigeon]

"How about THAT!!!"

[@H.K_R]

@@ThePiquedPigeon “What a dismal racket”

[@bjofuruh]

My VW had a faulty starter motor, and I did it this way: Make sure to park the car at a flat or downward inclining surface. Put the gear in neutral and turn on the ignition. Make sure there is free space in front of the car. Open the door and start to manually push the VW forward. As soon as you get it moving a few steps, jump into the car and quickly push the clutch to the bottom, and at the same time quickly engage second gear. Release the clutch quickly a brief moment, and at the same time give it a little throttle. Immediately push the clutch to the bottom again, and the engine is running. This worked every time, but timing of every step is crucial to make it work.

[@KellzxStudios]

Gotta be a Volkswagen ! The things actually running 😂

[@ChefLaRue]

My uncle had a crank start car back in the early 60’s. Damn I’m old 😅

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

What was it ?

[@ChefLaRue]

@@PeterSmith-ls7ut No idea...I might have been 5 years old.

[@stevehuggett2098]

I had a Morris Minor that started that way, no starter motor, just the crank handle. How times have changed.

[@TheSimoc]

Times changed ones into better when electric starters came. Then, they changed into way worse when crank handles were left out. Nothing is stupider than completely relying the simplest operation of the engine - the turning of crankshaft to start it - on the failure-prone electric starting system.

[@paulyanez5198]

What a beautiful sound.

[@evanrandall1675]

My 2nd grade teacher had one of these in Detroit and started it this way! Ms Hall, old lady too. I forget why she finally had to get a new car but she literally cried and taught us a song she wrote about the car called "my old jalopy" and she explained what a jalopy was and how everyone thinks she's crazy for still driving this car. We had no clue how cool that lady actually was 😅 she insisted it started super easy "even for an old lady".

[@TheSimoc]

You were too young to have a clue about coolness of a woman 😊

[@IamLookingforWoody_________786]

Every man's right hand those days💪💪💪💪

[@brianparker6811]

That engine is clean. Very nice

[@bigwu100]

Sounds real 👍

[@АНДРЕЙОВЧИННИКОВ-е8ъ]

Главное теперь на светофоре не заглохнуть!

[@matthewjenkins1161]

Was very handy on my old Morris Minor van years ago, that if the battery was flat, just pull out the starting handle and hand start it. We allegedly live in better times.

[@chrisdaniels4674]

I’m a big fan of those giant heavy fly wheels the Germans had on their tanks. Easy starting

[@jaubuchon28]

My last baja came with a JC Whitney 75-1169 which was basically a belt you wrapped around the gen pulley to start it with

[@ronlind1757]

Should be pretty handy after a 12 hour shift at work....

[@brokenwrench404]

Or in the snow or rain

[@KC9UDX]

Especially when you forgot to turn the dome lamp off when you parked. Who needs a jump starter?

[@censotheone]

someone who appreciates his healthy wrists, and not broken.

[@tvtothepoint]

Sounds like fine German engineering that's built to last. ❤

[@user-wacko-usmc]

What a thing of beauty, simply amazing.

[@versatec1]

Thats cool...lovely smooth engine...perfect

[@3RTracing]

ALWAYS pull up on a crank unless you want to break your arm

[@liveness2006]

Couldn't imagine killing it in traffic like a new driver on a clutch and jumping out and cranking it back over to start 😂 but love it super cool!

[@Paul-t5m2r]

Best alarm system I ever seen and you too. Who could steal the Van

[@NewEdgeDesigns]

That’s gonna be fun in the winter 🥶

[@StudentDriverBR]

Who needs gym lol

[@mugenlee8276]

no water cooled. no starter. probably best economy car ever build ! save !

[@user-qk7dv4dd4m]

шикарный звук, можно влюбиться.

[@РоманГайдук-ч5г]

А что за двигатель

[@solomonsolane8771]

Beautiful sound of a Volkswagen engine, very 100/

[@tsd550]

It’s not a VW engine, probably from a Porsche 356.

[@yeboscrebo4451]

Beautiful mechanical simplicity

[@bmoturtleco]

I like the old pull start accessory. I think it was a bit safer and more efficient. Got to love old reliable tech (or lack there of). Old cars can get going with just a little effort. Modern junk takes gear, parts, knowledge, gadgets, equipment, and even then it probably won't get back on the road after years of being neglected.

[@RogerSegerJr]

Basically anything after 80-81 with the exception of larger trucks requires knowledge of computers.

[@bmoturtleco]

@@RogerSegerJr and that's the problem. Shade tree mechanics could diagnose what was wrong by a sound or smell. Nowadays you need a certificate and tons of hardware to say a sparkplug is bad. Plus all this added technology hasn't really improved cars. Infact it's made the average commuter car worse. The so called emissions control crap actually makes cars run less efficient and prevents people from making their cars better. An old non computerized car will far out live any modern plastic computerized car.

[@sebastianriz4703]

​@@bmoturtleco I think you are simping waaaaaaayyyyyyyy to hard for vintage tech. If vintage tech was so good it would still be around today. Its not. Its antiqued. Do you use vintage tech in your day to day life?

[@bmoturtleco]

@@sebastianriz4703 just because something is new doesn't mean it's better. Older cars hold up way better than newer P.O.S. 's. Modern cars are a throw away commodity. That's what happens when you cram them full of electronics. Also older cars were better built, safer, and more efficient than modern crap. But due to government regulations and people's need for newer shinier things society keeps replacing things. Cars from pre-90's will still be around long after a car from today is scraped.

[@sebastianriz4703]

@@bmoturtleco I still disagree. Besides the part that modern cars are made to be disposible. They are made that way because thats what people want them to be. Humans always need the new. They dont want to be stuck with the same vehicle they got 20 years ago. So why bother making a car that lasts the ages when no one wants them too? Those cars were not safer by the way. One of the 2 big reasons why fatal car crashes dropped so dramatically since the 70's was because they started changing how cars were made. I guarentee my 2019 Ford Fiesta is a more safe car to be in than a 70's Ford truck. Thirdly. Modern cars CAN last a lifetime. It depends on the owner to maintain and care for the car. It has nothing to do with the car itself. Your preception on modern cars is just as biased as your view on old ones. I respect your opinion but it seems rather unhealthy to me. Vintage cars are cool and I would love to collect, but modern cars exist for very good reason.

[@Kayh420]

An engine that never breaks

[@AK.Navy.Veteran]

My 1976 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser can be crank started without the starter. It was an option.

[@ru8775]

Cool , I did not know that I wish my HJ60 could also be started by hand with a crank 😅

[@edwardwright5377]

I always wanted that model land cruiser!

[@peted5217]

Ya , good luck with that !

[@leehaelters6182]

@Retired USNSCPO, Senior Chief, are you telling us you bought that new?

[@ratbagley]

It was not an option, you used your spare tire crank through the front frame T - slot. It helps to loosen up the spark plugs first because that old 235 had a lot of torque. Thankfully it starts like a singer sewing machine.

[@eurikadutoit3286]

356 Engine....stunning.

[@Guido.Fawkes.1]

“I’m benching at least 350 pal! Plus I can rebuild dem starter motors!”

[@olderthanyoucali8512]

The sound it made after starting up is what you heard when you were stuck behind one of those buses going up hill!

[@matthiaskathriner5494]

love it XD

[@trueamerican7034]

Older VWs all had this, started fairly easy. Older Renault Daphne had this also

[@jayoyler8840]

Dual carbs and a hand crank! nice

[@PAHighlander24]

My dad had a 58 Renault Dauphine that was 6V and he had to crank start it in winter because the starter didn’t have enough power to crank it. He hated cranking it in rain and snow, and when the crank snapped back it nearly broke his arm. He traded it in on a Rambler the next spring.

[@charlesfoleysr6610]

In 1971 I had a neighbor with a '66 Beetle. It was a cold winter. His car battery would not buy spin the motor. I had worked on my dads VWs for years. I did not have my jumpers at home, that day. I got a piece of rope from the shed, wrapped it around the crank pulley a couple three turns and pull started it like a lawnmower.

[@anglermedanberkarya6537]

Mobil tua ini emang keren,sangat terawat suaranya juga masih halus, salam kenal salam kompak selalu bang, dari Medan Sumatera Utara,

[@goodvibes4351]

That vdub has an iconic sound

[@robinandrew5776]

One way to break your thumb if it kicks back, put your thumb over the top and never push a handle down, always pull up towards you.

[@motofestbyrec.4585]

That's right. A Beetle's boxer four. Porshe's genius enginiring of 30-ties.🤗

[@jeffgordon8613]

Love the old school crank start

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

Pretty neat . A near perfect tuned carb is definitely required for this setup or it’s gonna make for some strong arm muscles 💪

[@ben3989]

It’s even trickier than that. Two carbs!

[@Dallas-Rife-UDX-347-Tennessee]

@@ben3989 I see that now !!

[@trevnico]

A shot of starting fluid would be all you need

[@mrevil6442]

When mechanic life was easy

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

There's no mechanics now, only fitters

[@eblackadder3]

Back when I was a kid in the early 1970s, my sister bought a 1953 VW bus for $500. I can't recall it starting with a crank,but it looked very similar to this one here. I also remember she couldn't drive it on the freeway, the thing couldn't do much better than 40 mph.

[@Chilli2921]

Heaven forbid you stall at a green light. You have to find your crank, get out, run to the back, open the latch, crank it a few times, close it, run back to the front , get in, And go.

[@gerhardthen8851]

I had four Renault 10 cars, all with the same crank handle set up for starting without the starter motor....you just used the crank handle for the scissor jack, and connected to a lug on the crank shaft pulley, through a hole in the body......French answer to the Beetle....simple, reliable and easy to work on. Yes, be careful with kick back, I always kept my thumb on the outside of the crank handle, in case.

[@DrakeGodskid4442]

May God bless you all who's ever reading this 🙏💖❤️🙏

[@disgruntledmarmotcustomsan1530]

That's a bad ass bus

[@НиколайВаклев]

Това е най великия автомобил на всички времена и най дълго произвеждания в автомобилната индустрия!

[@colinwallace5286]

I ran older tractors with the crank option. While it was “possible”, nothing was more pleasant than simply turning the key or pushing that start button. I have an aversion to things that are only one minor mistake away from serious injury.

[@6___________99_____________64]

That engine sounds so nice !

[@tomdouma1346]

Looks like a 36 horse with the dual solex carbs! I think I still have a set of those in the shed.

[@МоисейКузякин]

Работа двигателя, как часики💯👌

[@vincentpritchett1231]

Gotta love those old combis with that low compression pancake engine!

[@coacoa289]

I had a 68 van I really loved it. The acoustics were outstanding.

[@thomasmurphy9350]

I remember the old VW beetles had that

[@oldvet7547]

Wow, haven’t seen that old engine in over 40 years. Really brings back memories.

[@barnabasranch5415]

That particular one there happens to be a Porsche 356 engine

[@budgroweryt9947]

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