AlanT
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- Oct 21, 2012
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- MoonShadow
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- Wendon Skylounge 72'
Here I am commenting on my own post!Buried deep in the engine room is a manual gear change/throttle that overrides the electronics. It is a sacred spot. Analagous perhaps to my Dad's old Singer Gazelle (1963?) which came with a crank starter.
I have no beef with any development as long as we are all allowed to step off at the point that it gets too complicated for us.
~Alan
Just wanted to add that the crank handle on the Singer Gazelle was frequently exercised by my father. He swore it had a high compression 'sport' engine. The last OEM hand cranked (back up) starter to my knowledge was as recently as the Hillman Imp of 1976.