pull cord not returning.

[tugboat80]

J15RENM I pulled the starting cord, hear a snap. Cord does not return. I can rewind manually. How to fix?

 

[jimmbo]

You heard a Snap? The Recoil Spring likely broke. Disassemble and replace

 

[Crosbyman]

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[Crosbyman]

ALWAYS WEAR SAFETY GLASSES THESE SERPENTS ARE NASTY ......

 

[909]

Those pesky 92 ( and older ) recoils are so fragile compared the 93's and up.

And it's almost always the spring.

If you're lucky, ( and the spring didn't break) it may just need to be re-assembled.

If it did break at either end, and not in the middle, and you're creative enough ... you might be able to re-use it.

 

[flyingscott]

Those pesky 92 ( and older ) recoils are so fragile compared the 93's and up.

And it's almost always the spring.

If you're lucky, ( and the spring didn't break) it may just need to be re-assembled.

If it did break at either end, and not in the middle, and you're creative enough ... you might be able to re-use it.

When we're those fragile?

 

[909]

No so much fragile, more like they finally got the recoil design right .

The newer ones never break.

 

[racerone]

The starter on a 93 and newer 15 HP is not much different than the starter on a 1963 model 10 HP.----Except newer housing is plastic.

 

[909]

I agree. This design is much better

 

[flyingscott]

Every recoil starter I have ever owned has broken their springs. I have not found any to be more durable than the other.

 

[909]

Guess I'm lucky . I've owned over 40 of the newer ones. Never an issue.

 

[racerone]

Whenever a motor came in for recoil repairs I would ask if the motor was hard to start.-----Answer was usually ---YES.-----Owners get mad and become violent on recoils.

 

[909]

If the motor won't start, just pull it another 1000 times lol.

 

[tugboat80]

Mech friend heated and bent the spring at inner end and reassembled unit so I could re install. Fixed now. Thanks for all replies and videos.

 

[flyingscott]

That will break again. Get a new spring.

 

[oldboat1]

A few years ago, I worked on that motor for a friend. I ended up breaking the starter rope, and just used it in a shorter version. I wonder if I stumbled upon a solution to saving springs. If a motor is properly tuned, it should start in one or two short tugs in my experience. Pulling to the end of the spring probably does little to improve starting, and I think might risk breaking the spring.