I removed a little over 3 gallons of old, orange, sweet-smelling gas from
the Spider yesterday. Got a new Optima (to signal my serious intentions to
the Universe) battery from my German-car mechanic.
In talking with one of the guys in the shop, he took a look at me and
proffered the suggestion I might not be strong enough to crank the engine
manually. He also suggested I use the key to turn the engine over once I'd
connected the battery and disconnected the coil/spark/ignition.
I did not see the end to that discussion -- why Michael preferred manual
cranking for a dry engine, as opposed to using the starter.
In any case, I have no idea what the "normal" direction of movement would
be, although I can probably find the crank nut now that I've been shown
one on some Audis.
Tess
in Bellevue, WA USA
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