Timeline for Crank vs turn over vs start vs whatever
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| Aug 4, 2023 at 16:45 | comment | added | JakeRobb | "turning over" definitely means the engine's rotating assembly is rotating under the starter's power, aka cranking. It does not mean the engine actually fires and starts. IMO we should avoid the phrase due to exactly this confusion. Just say crank. | |
| Mar 6, 2018 at 18:30 | comment | added | goku_da_master | Agree on everything but "Turn over". Turn over to me is synonymous to start. In fact, your 3rd to last bullet point when you mention "turns over fine" to me that means, "starts fine". Anyway, it would definitely help if everyone was "on the same page" :). | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 20:30 | vote | accept | Jason C | ||
| Mar 30, 2017 at 19:40 | comment | added | Fred Wilson | I like this answer. We gave up trying to get car owners to describe this problem with words. We now ask for a cell phone video of the dash instruments during a start attempt. | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 15:20 | comment | added | Nick C♦ | To clarify - the term "crank" comes from the days before electric starters, when people would use a crank-shaped handle to turn over the engine in order to start it manually. | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 15:18 | comment | added | Nick C♦ | To me, "turn over" is synonymous with "crank" | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 15:18 | comment | added | Jason C | Where does "turn over" fit in? | |
| Mar 30, 2017 at 15:17 | history | answered | Nick C♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |