TimG, Only tried hand cranking a car once as a kid and failed... though since then, have many times hand cranked an old diesel single cylinder Lister generator and a few larger four cylinder diesel pumps.. Learned the thumb thinking very early on and I RH cranked standing to the side where if there was a backfire the direction of the handle would be away from my wrist.... Each to their own I guess.... Spinning props to gain an engine start... now that must be something else...? (-:
