It's always worth looking around at other brands when it comes to replacing obsolete parts. When I was looking for starters to suit my old 1960s era Southern Cross KXD's, I discovered that Tecumseh produce a recoil starter for their snowblowers that is an exact fit. The style has hardly changed since the days of the old Clinton engines. They are also very cheap to buy, now that they are being mass produced in China. The only drawback is the starter cups are not cheap and still very difficult to obtain here in Australia, although they are available everywhere in the USA. Postage from the US these days is horrendous. You can virtually double the cost of your item and add on $10 or so just for the postage. Most sellers prefer to send items with tracking these days, which can really add to the costs. So a $3 starter cup can end up costing $35 by the time you get it over here. Why they don't make and sell the starters and cups together is beyond me. At present there is an oversupply of brand new starters on the market but no cups!
