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I have recoil starters on 1963 and 1958 10 HP Johnsons that rattle at mid to high throttle. On the 1963, I swapped on a recoil from a 1960 parts motor – same noise, but slightly less. If I take the recoils off and start it with a detached rope, the rattle goes away. There is no wear on the flywheels to indicate something rubbing. I can wiggle the pulley the rope is wound on up and down and hear the rattle on all of them. It’s probably a non-issue but I’d like to quiet them down and maybe stop further wear. On the 1960 and 1963, I tried removing the hardware directly behind the pull handle (part #18 in the link below) but that wasn’t the rattle either. Can I add a spacer washer to take up the rope pulley wobble to quiet them down? Is there some other part that I should replace? Link to exploded view below (basically the same for all three years except for the part behind the pull handle).
Thanks! DaveI had a slight rattle on my ’57 18hp and found the same slight wobble in the rope sheave. I inserted a thin nylon washer between the starter spindle and the spindle washer (#6 and 7 in the diagram) and that took care of the rattle. Don’t know if that’s the right fix but it worked for me. Imagine after a period of use, the nylon washer might wear and need to be replaced but we’ll cross that bridge later.
Bob
1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
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