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hand held hucks starter

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Autodidact

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bosch high speed 1/2" drill
8.0 amp motor
39 lb-ft of torque

Suppose a 1/2 VW makes 5 hp @ 800 rpm, that's a little less than 35 lb-ft of torque and probably much higher than what it takes to turn the engine over. So the common 1/2" drill above would work fine for this:

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