OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Tecumseh / Kirby Engines Tecumseh Wind Up Starter

hey Guys, been a while since i have been on here. I've got an old tecumseh engine on a old Cyclone mower frame and it has the wind up starter on it, my starter has gotten abit sluggish and grinds away when the switch is flicked, is there a bush or something in the starter that would cause this? I forget what model it is i'll get the model number tomorrow.

Cheers Josh

Sounds like either the cup or dog might be worn out.

If you remove the 4 bolts holding it on, and pull the starter off, can you take a picture of the top of the mower without it, and a photo of the underside of the starter, and pop them up here?

i'm pretty sure it has a smooth cup on the motor but i'll check tomorrow, would really like to get it running again as i love using it, cuts the lawn like no other for some reason.

okay i pulled the top off it, the cup has teeth on it and they are still in good nick, no rounding of the edges etc. However i think the problem is in the wind up mechanism itself. My guess is the coil is binding up in it causing the slow recoil. I'm pretty sure i have already pulled it apart and greased it up once before, are they coils still available?

Hi Josh, can you please post some pics as requested in an earlier post....we will need the model number as well.
Without these we are flying blind here and is hard to give you the correct advice.....
PS. Welcome back, mate!