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G, STARTER ROPE REPAIR
• Repairthestarter rope Ifthe mpebreaks nextto thq
pulley.
• Replace the starter rope if it breaks 2-3 inches
awayfromthepulleysince the ropewillbetoo short •
to repair.
•i_,WARNING
I
Always wear eye protection when ser-
vicingthestarter rope.The recoilspdng,
locatedbeneath the pulley,is underten-
sion. ifthespdng popsout, serious per-
sonal injuP / can result_
To repair or replace:
1. Drainall fuel from tank.
2. Separatefuelline at fuel line connector.
3. Rernovetwo(2)screwsandtwo(2)washersfremfuel
tank.Figure 17.
4, Separatefueltank from fan housing.. ' •
5, Remove the five {5) screws from the fan, housing.
Figure 18.
6, Separate fan housing from shroudabout 2inches.
7, Disconnectignition modulewires.Figure19.
8., Slide hightension lead grommetfrom slot in fan
- housing.
9. Separate the fan housing completelyfrom the
•shroud. Figure 19.
10. If the starterrope is not broken, releasethe spring
tension bypulling about 12 inchesof rope fromthe
,putley and catch the rope in the notch as shown.
:Figure21.
NOTE: The tension on the starter springwill be
releasedif the rope has broken.
11. Removescrewandpulleyverycarefully.Figum20.
.The recoil spring which tiesbeneath the pulley
must stay in the housing, flat against the bo_-
.
tom. Ifthespring is disturbed, it wglrequirecon-
slderabletime and effort tO reinstall Twist the
pulleygently clockwise _
as youpull up to
releasethe spring,
12.Moveawayfrom the fuel tankand melt theend ofthe
•
new ropeto go into the pulley.
!3. Allow the melted end of the ropeto driponce; then
whilethe rope isstill hot, pull themelted endthrough
a clean rag _ obtaina smooth,pointed end.
"{4.Insert rope through the rope exit hole in the fan
, housing.
t5o
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uideropeinsidepulleyand upthroughthetopsida
.
pulleyholetothe outsidebypushing the ropefrom
the underside hole with a smallobjectsuchas a
Phillips screwdriver'.See insert, Rgure 19.
16.Wraprope counterclockwise _
aroundpulley
'
ratchet and tuck loose end back under rope
leavinga i14to112 inchtail layinginthe ropegroove.
See insert,Figure20.
17, Wind all but about 12inches of the rope ¢ountar-
_: 'clockwise 4[--,,_
aroundpulley.
•18.Replacepulleyin thehousing.Be surethepulley is
all thewaydownandthespring issecured. Replace
'_ s_rewand tighten.Figure20.
"
. " :
19.Hold the 12inch slackin the rope and catch ropein
. pulley notch.Figure21.
12 ..
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20 Holdtheropetaut a nd make2 completeturns o fthe
pulleycounle_ockwise _
to placetension
on thepulley.Holdthepulteytore_intension.
21. Alignpulleynotchwithrope
exithole,pullstarterhan-
dietothefullextent o ftheropeandallowthe ropeto
. ".
stowtywind aroundthepulley.
NOTE: While the.unit is disassembled, i nspect
the carburetor h ousing seal and replace if worn.
'
Figure19.
9.2,Reverse procedure for re*assemblyoffan housing
toshroud.
23. BesuretoguideChokeKnobthroughtheholeintine
fanhousing dudng re*assembly.
i
' Figure18
IGNITION
MODULE
Rgum 19
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