Bug hand crank starting features

[my3bugs]

im working on a 51 bug , body is off the pan so i cant test the fit ....here is my hand crank . i bought this decades ago . just trying to confirm its for a bug not a bus ????? i think the length is the only difference ?

the longest section here is around 19 inches ....

[finster]

zwitter uk posted this a couple of years ago...

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[my3bugs]

Thanks Finster , the 51 CM section equals 20 inches so i think m good

[s.e.charles]

how does the hub piece attach?

[my3bugs]

thats a hand crank crankshaft pulley nut . the one shown is just a extra one here shown for reference , there is one already installed on my motor ...... there is an original hole in my rear apron , and a support piece on the rear bumper to line it all up ......then the rear engine breast plate has a little door to open that allows the the hand crank in .......i have never done it but have all the parts to do so .... looking forward to that day

[s.e.charles]

thanx!

[my3bugs]

here is the support part i got that attaches to the SPLIT only grooved rear bumper from Mika .

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[my3bugs]

i have had the 51 for over 30 years , dis assembled it and have been gathering parts ever since ... i have made a few mistakes along the way buying the wrong part ......here is an example , i bought this rear hand crank bumper bracket decades ago , seller said it was for splits so i bought it ........well its for the next generation bumper not a grooved bumper , this one matches the curve of the later bumper perfectly ........... so one is for splits and the other is for zwitter and later bugs with the new style bumper . the split style sits on top of the bumper and the oval style goes inside the bumper . either way you need to drill holes .......

i imagine there is a different bracket for a bus bumper ? i have seen videos of bugs being hand crank started but i have not seen it done with a bus ?

[finster]

quote - I have seen videos of bugs being hand crank started but i have not seen it done with a bus ?

it's all out there somewhere...

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the bus handle does look to be shorter than the beetle one.
I remember being instructed not to wrap my thumb around the starter handle and keep an open palm. the engine might kick back and your thumb can be dislocated.
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[my3bugs]

this is what started me down this rabbit hole . the hole looks factory to me as the latch bracket is just a bit above the hole like it was welded on after the hole was done ???

[my3bugs]

thanks for sharing the bus video , i guess a bus doesnt need the extra bumper bracket piece ...

[my3bugs]

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[finster]

that's a faff of a job, messing with jacks and all. there is a youtube of an aussie guy demonstrating it but the video jumps suspiciously from him pushing the rear wheel around to the car suddenly running with him out of shot . I started my oval using a strap around the dynamo pully as a cord start - a lot easier.
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[my3bugs]

he doesnt have the rear bumper support piece to keep it lined up better .