On Jun 15, 10:21*pm, frank1492 wrote:
I recently had a recoil starter on a very old Tecumseh fly apart, that
is, the screw that held the dog housing loosened up and fell out. All
the parts were retrieved, and I reassembled the parts in the housing.
* * The dog doesn't engage the starter cup now and I wonder if I
misassembled the unit. At rest, the dog is retracted into the housing.
If I manually turn the housing, the dog ejects. When released, the dog
retracts (under spring tension) back into the housing.
* *Can someone tell me if this sounds correct? I assumed that when the
rope is pulled, the dog should eject by centrifugal force (overcoming
spring tension) *and engage the teeth on the cup. This isn't
happening.
* * What is wrong?
* * Many thanks for help.
* * * * *Frank

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Google recoil starter repair. Lots of good stuff for repair. I did and
repair was perfect.
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