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Thank you for all of the responses... especially not to worry about a starter bending a rod (in other words, making an issue out of a non issue).
I put a giant C-clamp across the front pulley lip of wheel, and used that as a pry bar to turn the engine over manually. Having done that, I hit the starter as advised above... released the stop button after 20 seconds, and the engine sputtered to life... crappy fuel and all. In fact, it purrs like I remembered it four years ago.
About that crappy old fuel... is it still crappy after going through a Racor, and then two additional engine filters in series before it heads to the injector pump? I'd like to burn the fuel rather than pump it. Inshore, of course, with extra filters aboard in case of a clot or a pulmonary type embolus. I won't head off shore in two months this way... but for now ??
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