From under the hood, you have to move the starter lever to engage the starter gear, move it a bit further and the switch is made. Just pushing the switch on the starter will spin the starter but not the engine. There are no Bendix's or solenoids, that's why you needed a foot to overcome the return-spring tension on the lever.
Current fleet (subject to change w/o notice) \'49 GMC 3/4-Ton , 60 Austin Healey Frog-eye Sprite (some assembly required), 2011 Dodge Avenger, 2015 Jeep Cherokee. No, they don't all run. My other ride is a (B737)no, (B767)no, A320.... Update... was Embraer E190, now Boeing B787. Knowledge is a wonderful thing, but ignorance means you don't know you can't do something.
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