Hi. I’m New Here

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(01-18-2022 06:04 PM)CrankieMonster Wrote:  Hi there and welcome! 60 years is quite impressive! I know exactly what you mean about the warning lights coming on in sequence during a stall, just something about that isn't there

Thanks for sharing!

Hi
Thanks for welcoming me as you have. I’ve got loads to share I think. It’s just a case of having the time to type it all up. It all stems back to The Hillman Imp my parents had when I was 3. I remember it like yesterday! Both of them struggled to start it, and it simply would not stay running. My memory has it that we stalled at EVERY junction. There’s the odd comment here and there on the internet to back up that all early Hillman Imps did this. Both my parents got frustrated and cross with that car, and they also often cranked it in the cold with a coat on. Both wore long trench coats which used to whistle against the vinyl seats - and their coats smelled strongly from the rain too, in the cars enclosed space. It set me up for a lifetime of loving cranking and stalling, and I still like it particularly if someone cranks with their coat on. I’m heterosexual - so I prefer women cranking to men, but I can still get very excited by a man doing it too. It’s the process as much as the person for me, and the foot pumping thing isn’t really my driver. It’s the frustration and the key and choke fumbles I like most.