On 3/12/17 8:54 PM, Danny D. wrote:
Pulled the Honda/Craftsman cord to start 'er up, and the cord has very
little tension on the return stroke.
http://i.cubeupload.com/q5oXeb.jpg

Pull stroke seems reasonably normal but the string won't rewind all the
way.

Leaves about a foot to a foot and a half loose.
What makes it go tight? Springs?
Pulled the cord, and the string doesn't go back.
I can coax it back most of the way, but then when I pull again, it doesn't
go back.

Any debugging hints?

Maybe a good cleaning would help. Is the cord wet? Maybe it has
expanded a bit.