pull cord snapped

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  1. valvebounce
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    I have a 1963 18hp evinrude 2 stroke,it runs well,but unfortunately the pull cord has snapped on me.
    Does anyone know if I can replace the pull rope without releasing the spring?
    There is a portion of the rope I can still pull,but I think it needs more preload on the spring.
    My worry is,if I take the thing apart,the spring will jump out.
    I could probably put the last 20% of preload on,but I'll need to open the unit to attach the new rope.
    Any help and advice will be greatly appreciated. "V"
     
  2. rwatson
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    Is it anything like this 10 hp model ?
     
  3. valvebounce
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    Could be the same motor looking at it.
    The flywheel fits over the coils etc,and the pullstart mechanism screws on it with three bolts(slotted heads)
    The legs on the mechanism are shorter on the 18hp,but basically the mechanism is the same.
    Thanks for your interest.
     
  4. rwatson
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    It's a shame he doesn't try to refit the pull cord. Doesn't look like a big deal, but, as you say. Springs are nuisance things.
     
  5. fallguy
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    No.

    It takes two guys about 3 hours for newbie.
     
  6. Mr Efficiency
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    I can only imagine the cursing when that thing broke !
     
  7. valvebounce
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    I checked the vid RW,like you say,he doesn't cover it.
    There's a guy in Sydney that covers setting one up,but it's on a different make(Dangar Marine)
     
  8. valvebounce
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    Gooday Mr E,
    Luckily,the boat was on my drive,I was checking the engine in a tub.
    Could have been a slow trip back on my 5hp Yamaha otherwise.
     
  9. Mr Efficiency
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    G'day mate, when you think about it, an electric start outboard in the smaller sizes can be started manually with a length of rope, if need be, but the recoil rope start, if it busts, you are up ship creek.
     
  10. valvebounce
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    G'day Mr E,
    On this 18hp,once the recoil unit is off it,the flywheel has what looks like a rope notch in it.
    I don't know if it's the same idea that they have on the electric starts that you mentioned.
    I need to check it out first,I don't want to rip all my fingers out if the rope gets jammed,Haha.
    Seems logical really,sort of an emergency measure.
    Just out of interest(if you can be bothered)what in Aussie old coinage was a "Dina" and "Zack"
    I remember what a"tray" was,Haha.
     
  11. Mr Efficiency
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    Yes, the "dinar" was a shilling, and the "zac" was sixpence. your "trey bit" was threepence. Don't know how accurate the spelling is. Of course the shilling was also a "bob", and the florin was colloquially, "two-bob". Incredibly, 50+ years and more after the demise of the old coinage, you still hear people talk about someone, or some thing, they despise as useless, as being "not worth two-bob", or someone with an erratic personality, as being as "silly as a two-bob watch". I'm sure you will remember at least some of that lingo. :)
     
  12. valvebounce
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    Thanks for the clarification Mr E.
    I remember quite a few "sayings" having worked in the shipyard in Whyalla SA,and at GMH in Melbourne.(done a few hundred miles in the FJ Holden.)
    Happy days,Haha.
     
  13. valvebounce
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    Hello,thought I would let those who have taken interest know,
    I have replaced the cord myself.
    Having being cagey about the spring jumping out,I employed the saying I apply to most things "if man made it,man can fix it"
    It stands to reason,cords must snap on a regular basis,so they must be easily fixable.
    I took the unit apart carefully,noted where everything went,removed the old cord,and wound on a new one.
    Put it back together,with the last job being the knot in the handle.
    I took up the slack in the coil spring plus a little extra pressure,(did this so the handle would return to it's seating)
    I marked the position on the cord where the knot needed to be,tied the knot,and Bob's your uncle.
    I used nylon sheathed fibreglass rope,(it's tough enough to tow a car with I reckon)no stretch etc.
    As we all are aware,you can't melt fibreglass(it's glass)but the outer sheathing being nylon allowed me to neaten the ends off
    with a cig lighter.
    Thanks to all who replied,it was appreciated."V"
     
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    We'll keep the thread alive, because the spring usually breaks about a week after you replace the cord.:D
     

  15. valvebounce
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    Haha,I hope not.
    I haven't put the spring under any strain whatsoever,and fitting a new one looks easy.
    The repair is a lot more simple than I thought.
     
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