Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank)
From: "Steve LeHuray" <steve@streetphoto.net>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 10:45:13 -0400

> I never had to crank it, but it was kind of comforting to know you could do
it.
>
> I spent most of my time raising the hood and affectionately tapping the
> starter with a crescent wrench. Just a little love tap to wake it up.
>
> Wife didn't like that part either ... particularly at a stop light during
> rush hour :)
>
> Daniel

Many, many years ago I had an Austin Healey 3000 while in Alaska and the
Lucas fuel pump went bad. So I had to drive from Alaska to Los Angeles and
periodically the points would stick in the pump so I had to lift a panel
behind the passenger seat and give the pump a good whack with a 3/4" box
wrench.

sl
>
>
> At 08:35 14.03.2003 -0600, you wrote:
>>It think I would be reassured by having the ability to hand crank my
>>car if need be.
>>
>>I owned (it owned me?)  a Westerly 30 Sailboat with a Volvo Diesel
>>Auxiliary that could be hand-cranked.  It was easier to hand crank the
>>thing than to run the umbilical cord to the shore power to keep the
>>batteries charged.
>>
>>Sonny
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
>>To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
>>Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 8:21 AM
>>Subject: Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, M6TTL, or M7
>>
>>
>> > And came with the crank in the tool kit!
>> >
>> > John Collier
>> >
>> > On Friday, March 14, 2003, at 12:53 AM, Daniel Ridings wrote:
>> >
>> > > By the way ... it still had the fitting for the crank :)
>> >
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Replies: Reply from Craig Zeni <clzeni@mindspring.com> (Re: [Leica] Which Leica ?, M5, (now hand crank))
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