Evinrude 4906B 4HP 1969 Owner's Manual page 374

STARTER INSTALLATION
17- Position the starter
wheel with the three
holes in the powerhead
bol ts. Install t he retaining
them securely. Connect
the carburetor.
9-7 TYPE III MOUNTED
MODEL WITH ONE NYLON
3 HP 1956-68
5.5 HP 1956-64
7.5 HP 1956-58
10 HP 1956-63
15 HP 1956
18 HP 1956-70
20 HP 1966-70
25 HP 1969-70
WARNING
As with other types of hand starters,
rewind spring is a potential
spring is under tremendous
is wound -- a real tiger in a cage.
spring should accidentally
severe personal injury
being struck by the
Therefore, the service
and we say again MUST, be followed closely
to prevent release
over the fly-
legs aligned over the
for the retaining
bol ts and tighten
the linkage from
ATOP FLYWHEEL
PAWL
the
hazard. The
tension when it
If the
be released,
could result from
spring with force.
instructions MUST,
of the spring at the
ATOP FLYWHEEL
wrong time.
BAD SCENE, a very BAD SCENE,
ser ious personal injury could result.
The starter
leased from the extended
action would allow the spring to wind with
incredible speed, resulting in serious damage
to the starter mechanism.
Any time the rope is broken, the starter
spring will rewind
Such action will cause the spring to rewind
past its normal
spring will be
Therefore, if the rope has been broken, the
starter must
and the spring repaired or replaced.
Hand Starter Timing
Surprising as it may sound, this starter,
mounted on top of the
flywheel, can actually
This timing can best be descr ibed by using
an example.
If two marks were made on the flywheel
0
180 apart, and
the engine, then each time the engine was
shut down, one set of marks on the flywheel
would align very closely
view
Closeup of the pulley and the housing with the
on
arrow the housing aligned
pulley. This alignment
starter with the engine.
WITH NYLON PAWL
Such action would
rope should NEVER be re-
position.
with incredible
travel and the end of the
bent back out of shape.
be completely disassembled
engine over
timed to the engine.
matching marks made on
with one of the
with the marks on the
is necessary to "time
9-39
be a
because
Such
speed.
the
tl the