Understand the difference between a "checklist," and "procedures."
Checklists are exactly what their name implies - lists read to check that critical actions have been accomplished. The purpose of a checklist is not to prompt actions, although in the course of one's initial flight training they do serve as an 'aid memoir.' Normal checklist items are not procedures.
Imagine for example the after take off checklist; One should not rely on a checklist to prompt for gear and flap retraction, or any number of actions that are required in more complex aircraft types during the initial climb. These are actions that must be committed to memory, but which are later "checked" by reference to a checklist at a time when pilot workload permits, and when it is convenient and safe to do so.
"Procedures" are items that are included in the abnormal or emergency section of a checklist document. In the case of the emergency procedures a pilot is required to commit initial response actions to memory. These are immediate response items, like those called for in the case of an engine fire, or sudden cabin decompression. Once these initial memory items/actions have been accomplished the "procedures" contained in the emergency section of the checklist are then used as instructions (procedures) which should be followed, in the appropriate order.
Crankshaft....you obviously type at a greater speed than me, and I have only just noticed your post!