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The balancer has the ears for a hand crank. I thought about doing that but decided the hand crank was to cool to remove. There is also a hole in the lower pan in front of the radiator and a dimpled grille. Technically I could get a hand crank and start this engine. I have a hard enough time turning the engine over with the fan to get to TDC. I couldn’t imagine trying to start this with the hand crank, especially with it’s higher compression ratio. I would have had to machine down the ears to accept a flat washer and decided I didn’t want to alter this original part.

At this point the front end is already buttoned up, but I really appreciate the offer.