Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Been there done that. Its amazing how this thread went from the M5, which may or may not be ugly but was never considered unreliable, to hand-cranked autos and cranky British roadsters! Mike D Steve LeHuray wrote: >>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 :) >>>> >>>>-- >>>>To unsubscribe, see >>> >>>http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >>> >>>-- >>>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> >>-- >>To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html >> > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html