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Posted by on September 18, 2006, 2:36 pm
Photon713 wrote:
> I would suspect you've broken the key at the top of the shaft.
> It is designed to do precisely what it did...break when the blade(s)
> strike something. It's a pretty simple fix. Remove the cover holding
> the starter cord. Before you lift off the cover, slip your hand under
> the cover and keep the tension on the belt spring. That will keep
> you from having to rewind the belt manually before you reinstall
> the cover. Lock a vise grip on the pulley to keep the spring from
> unloading. On the top of the shaft you should see a slot that
> contains a small key, it'll be about 1/2 inch long and 1/8 inch
> wide. It's probably cut in half. Realign the key slot, remove the
> broken key pieces and replace it with a new one. Replace the
> cover and test the pull cord. If it turns easily, you should be in
> business. Hope that solves your
> problem.
>
> Regards...Bob
Bob, that might be so, _if_ the engined turned over normally, but just
wouldn't fire. Reread OP's description about hard to turn over. Sure
sounds like broken/bent crank to me. (With resultant stress on case,
etc.)
TTFN,
J
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