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Ron Hayhurst

Mar 21, 2013 - 8:55PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Great news! Thanks for the info Ruairidh, I'll have to follow up on this one.

Ron

Location: Thornbury South Glos

Roly Alcock

Mar 21, 2013 - 9:30PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Edward

But the example quoted was a mag engined Chummy which doesnt have a nose cone.The starting handle should be still be horizontal however on a mag engined car. There is s peg on the starting shaft which locates on a slot on the guide bolted to the chassis nose piece. This has to be located after using the handle. There is no problems with the cast steel guide but the later aluminium is prone to fracture at the slot, causing the handle to hang down or at best at 45 degrees.

There must be something missing on my mag engine, no slot.

Roly

Location: Upton upon Severn

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Mar 21st, 2013 - 9:30 PM

Tony Press

Mar 21, 2013 - 11:19PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

With the coil motor nosecone the horizontal 'park' position, which moves the shaft forward slightly, provides a seal at the crank entry according to the Austin Service Journal.

The magneto engine crank handle assembly does not have this problem so it is not important to have the crank handle 'parked' horizontally.

Both of my cars have a broken nosecone 'hook' so they hang down, like most vintage cars.

Not a problem- no excessive oil leaks

Tony.

Mar 21st, 2013 - 11:19 PM

Geoff Halstead

Mar 22, 2013 - 9:01AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Thanks for all the responses.
My knowledge of Seven differences added to once again.

Geoff - I have now calmed down

Location: South Norfolk - Near Suffolk

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 9:01 AM

Brian Hutchings

Mar 22, 2013 - 9:27AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Roly, thanks for posting the picture of your workbench. I thought that it was just me that was untidy!

Location: Near M1 Jtn 28

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 9:27 AM

David

Mar 22, 2013 - 11:11AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Roly Alcock

There must be something missing on my mag engine, no slot.

Roly

Well make one dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry!!!

Location: Farnham

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 11:11 AM

Rob Thomas

Mar 22, 2013 - 11:52AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Call that untidy???

Pah!

Location: 10 miles west of Cardiff

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 11:52 AM

John Cornforth

Mar 22, 2013 - 11:59AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

The other advantage of parking the handle at 9 o'clock is that you can tell if someone has played with it after you have parked in a public place ! I wonder what weight of small child the handle can withstand ? Maybe we need to put a spiky deterrent on them, like the holly leaves the National trust place on their fragile chairs to discourage the placing of errant bottoms.

Location: New Forest, UK

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 11:59 AM

Roly Alcock

Mar 22, 2013 - 12:45PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Rob Thomas

Call that untidy???

Pah!

Yes, its what I aiming towards!

Would you be the same Rob Thomas as in rob multi-sheds thomas, South Glamorgan, from MG Enthusiasts bulletin board?

Roly

Location: Upton upon Severn

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Mar 22nd, 2013 - 12:45 PM

Roly Alcock

Mar 22, 2013 - 12:50PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

As it stands the spring is far too short to keep the grub screw (bolt)parked back into the slot. I would like to see a picture of a standard mad engine handle and housing assy.

Roly

David

Roly Alcock

There must be something missing on my mag engine, no slot.

Roly

Well make one dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry!!!

Location: Upton upon Severn

Email Website

Mar 22nd, 2013 - 12:50 PM

Roly Alcock

Mar 24, 2013 - 10:52AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

One of my friends went and had a look through his 1926 and 1927 parts lists books, and discovered that there is no slot shown in the housing.

So maybe earlier handles do dangle.

Roly

Location: Upton upon Severn

Email Website

Mar 24th, 2013 - 10:52 AM

Rob Thomas

Mar 24, 2013 - 11:18AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Would you be the same Rob Thomas as in rob multi-sheds thomas, South Glamorgan, from MG Enthusiasts bulletin board?

Roly

Yes. That's me.

Ooooooh. Is that a Hornet?

Location: 10 miles west of Cardiff

Mar 24th, 2013 - 11:18 AM

Roly Alcock

Mar 24, 2013 - 1:16PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Rob Thomas

Would you be the same Rob Thomas as in rob multi-sheds thomas, South Glamorgan, from MG Enthusiasts bulletin board?

Roly

Yes. That's me.

Ooooooh. Is that a Hornet?

There is no escape you will always be discovered!

Not a Hornet, 1934 Singer Le Mans. Currently with 1098 A Series internals. When it breaks I will put back in the original Singer engine.

Roly

Location: Upton upon Severn

Email Website

Mar 24th, 2013 - 1:16 PM

Don Maxwell

Mar 24, 2013 - 6:51PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

I have often wondered what keeps those handles from falling out. My handle resides underneath the driver's seat.

Location: SW France - nice and warm

Chris Garner

Mar 24, 2013 - 8:08PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

[ Both of my cars have a broken nosecone 'hook' so they hang down, like most vintage cars.

Not a problem- no excessive oil leaks

Tony.

Unless you park the vehicle front facing on a steep incline!

Location: Melton Mowbray

Mar 24th, 2013 - 8:08 PM

Sandy Croall

Mar 24, 2013 - 8:34PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Don Maxwell

I have often wondered what keeps those handles from falling out. ......

OK, I give in, I can't resist it any longer (ugh, a pun!!)...

'Y' fronts stop fall-out..

Location: I've lost my map, so I'm somewhere...

Mar 24th, 2013 - 8:34 PM

Tony Press

Mar 24, 2013 - 10:31PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Chris-

"Unless you park the vehicle front facing on a steep incline!"

Well- you should always park 'nose up'

Tony.

Mar 24th, 2013 - 10:31 PM

Bert

Mar 24, 2013 - 11:55PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Geoff, besides what they all saying I agree you, a dangling starting handle in a pretty car like ours is horrible.
Keep tidy. Bert.

Mar 24th, 2013 - 11:55 PM

Tony Press

Mar 25, 2013 - 12:56AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Bert,

Let us not be too cruel to those poor little cars with a broken nose

Tony.

Mar 25th, 2013 - 12:56 AM

Hedd Jones

Mar 25, 2013 - 11:14PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

I recut my ali nosecone freehand with a dremell. Then stretched the spring a bit and all was well (still is 10years later).

Ruairidh Dunford

Mar 28, 2013 - 4:43PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Roly Alcock

There must be something missing on my mag engine, no slot.

Hi Roly,

it took me a while to find this but I knew I had it!

Mar 28th, 2013 - 4:43 PM

Roly Alcock

Mar 28, 2013 - 5:21PM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Great!
Thanks for looking that out.
Roly

Location: Upton upon Severn, UK

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Mar 28th, 2013 - 5:21 PM

squeak

Mar 29, 2013 - 12:34AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Very helpfull to me as well, I am encouraged to install my handle. Up till now I have carried it under the seat, original handles are hard to come by. Suprising that, considering they make such an awfull noise when they fall out and you drive over them! cheers Russell

Location: OZ

Mar 29th, 2013 - 12:34 AM

Geoff Halstead

Mar 29, 2013 - 9:56AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

squeak

Snip . . . Suprising that, considering they make such an awfull noise when they fall out and you drive over them! cheers Russell

Is there another forum that can beat the wonderful humour of this one?
Wonder what the ingredients are.

Geoff - Still

Location: South Norfolk - Near Suffolk

Mar 29th, 2013 - 9:56 AM

Brendon Bos

Apr 7, 2013 - 2:48AM

Re: Starter handle: Parking

Just wondering about rain water getting past the crank of my ruby. I cant find any info on a seal and looking at the state of the parking spring and shaft a lot of water has been getting in around the handle.

Apr 7th, 2013 - 2:48 AM

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