And Matthew Henricks thus wrote:
> 
> thom, there are also two types of the earlier aprons.  one is just like 
> you described and the other has a slotted hole in the notch for a hand 
> crank starter handle.  i think that goes up to around 1958 but not sure.

Hmmm.  Forgot about that.    Thats what mine has.

The crank setup is actually 4 parts:

The crank
The Apron
The engine tin with a spring loaded window for the crank
A special pulley nut to recieve the crank

Thom
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