Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 338

Three causes contribute
ure. Two may be prevented,
cannot.
The most common problem is the result
of the operator pulling the starter
far outward. If the operator
hand on the engine and pulls the rope with
the other hand, it is physically impossible, in
this posi ton, to pull the rope too far.
lems develop when the operator
hands to pull on the rope, with no control on
how far the rope can be extended.
may be broken or the knot released from the
starter disc. In either
rewinds with trem endous speed and in al-
most all cases travels past its normal rewind
position bending the end of the spring in
reverse. Therefore, more maintenance
is
involved than merely replacing the rope.
Another bad habit, while using the hand
starter, is to release the grip on the rope
when it is in the extended position, allowing
the rope to freely
should NEVER release his grip, but hold onto
the rope, and thus control the rewind.
owner should always be alert to any wear on
the rope and replace
possibility of breaking might occur.
rope should break, the spring would rewind
with incredible speed, the same as if the
rope were released,
spring and other starter parts.
The third cause of spring failure cannot
be prevented -- age.
tinues to perform year after year, the age
of the spring steel will finally take its toll.
This single pawl starter
25 hp engines.
to starter fail-
the third
rope too
places one
Prob-
uses both
The rope
case, the spring
work
rewind. The operator
The
it long before the
If the
causing damage to the
As the outboard con-
may be installed on 3 hp
The rewind
steel. Depending
power head, from 6 feet to 12 feet of spring
length is wound into about a
ter. This places the spring under unbeliev-
able tension,
EROUS force.
starter is serviced,
on the spr ing, SAFETY GLASSES should be
worn and the work performed
most care.
Any time the rope is broken, the starter
spring will rewind
Such action will cause the spring to rewind
past its norrn al travel
spring will be bent
Therefore, if the rope has been broken, the
starter should be completely
and the spring repaired or replaced.
9-2 TYPE I STARTER
CYLINDER WITH PINION GEAR
5 HP AND 6 HP ENGINES
This gear-dr ive starter
employing the principle
type starter
is pulled, the starter
pinion gear slides upward and engages the
flywheel ring g~ar.
disengages when the engine
ratio between
on the flywheel has been selected
maximum cranking
pulling effort
start.
The starter rope broke on this unit and the spring
to
rewound with such incredible
reverse.
PINION GEAR 5 & 6 HP
spring is made of
on the model
4- inch diame-
making it a highly DANG-
Therefore, any time the hand
especially during work
with the ut-
with incredible
and the end of the
back out of shape.
disassembled
is a new design
of an automotive
motor. When the starter
rotates, and a nylon
The gear automatically
starts.
the pinion gear and the ring
speed with
to ensure fast, easy engine
it
speed doubled back in
9-3
spring
and the
speed.
rope
The
to provide
minimum