1.   Try cranking the engine.

2.   Crank the engine to see if it will start.

3.   He cranked the engine and the convoy slowly rumbled forward again.

4.   Measure the battery voltage while cranking the engine.

5.   The spark advance control needed to be accessible from the outside so that, when he cranked the engine himself, he could adjust the spark.

6.   You slip the key into the ignition and crank the engine to life.