I have the seat cushions out of my 50 3100. Under the seat were the jack, handle ,lug wrench and 2 engine cranks. Also was a new water pump wrapped in burlap and an unopened oil can of Texaco 30 wt. Forgot about the mummified mouse. My balancer will accept the crank. I bought the bracket for the bumper that the crank fits thru to help keep the cranking handle stable. I have no intentions on using it, just like it to be original. Truck has not run or used since 1992. Slowly working on it to get it road worthy. Asked about radiators for it, I need to keep the original style as the crank handle passes underneath it, the lower is humped in the middle to allow passage to the balancer.
I bought a 27 T in 2000. My dad and I went to gas it up and of course the battery would not turn the motor over. He got out and hand cranked it. He said he knew what he was doing and didn't want me to break my arm. I did not even know how to drive it. I sat in the car while this 75 year old man fired it up. Guessing that if anyone saw this they probably thought less of me with me being younger and thinking I was lazy. I learned to drive it and still have it. Part of the learning experience was pushing out their garage door. That 3rd pedal ain't no clutch, instinct took over when it started to creep on startup and I went for that pedal.
