<div dir="ltr">I've had cars in the past, Randall, where I'd choose the shutoff point so it was pointed a bit downhill when I got back to it. We don't need no stinkin' starter motors!</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jan 30, 2020 at 7:57 AM Randall <<a href="mailto:TR3driver@ca.rr.com">TR3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
> You're right! I forgot about the crank. But then you would <br>
> need magneto ignition when the battery was stone cold dead.<br>
<br>
True, but very rarely is the battery stone cold dead (unless you left the<br>
lights on). With points (unlike many electronic ignitions), the engine will<br>
still fire at cranking speeds even with the battery discharged below the<br>
point where it's normally considered "dead". Lead acid batteries even<br>
recover (just a little) when sitting idle; so if the engine was running when<br>
you got home, there is almost certain to be enough left to fire the plugs<br>
the next morning.<br>
<br>
But when I used to fight with the lack of generator capacity, many years<br>
ago, I didn't own a hand crank. So I got adept at push-starting the car by<br>
myself. Probably couldn't do it today, though.<br>
<br>
-- Randall<br>
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