Ive fed belts on and off before by turning an engine over by hand or bump the starter but not running:spit:
On BMW's, somtimes getting the LH threaded fan/clutch started on the water pump can be a real bizatch. Specialy with the older forward tilt hoods. If one is really fighting me, Ill have some one crank the car over (ign disabled) and i'll feed the fan right on! Bout as brave as my tricks get:thumb: