Nope, never had the guts or upper body strenght to start it. I use the crank when I'm adjusting the valves or setting the initial timing. But as Tim pointed out, you can also turn it with the fan as long as the belts aren't slipping. I can turn mine and the short block was just rebuilt, bored, new pistons and all, and the engine hasn't been started yet so it's pretty tight.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
