Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 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