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Okay, certainly worth a try Michael, I’ll see if I have any washers I can slide under today, maybe that will help.
I did check the plastic bushing at the bottom Don, it does not seem to be a problem. I’ve done one of these re-coils before and found that problem, the plastic on the bottom splits and breaks off and it won’t hold a wind anymore. This one is okay, I’m not 100 percent sure I’ve got the guide rod in the right place, it could be too tight, but the black housing fit over it pretty well. I’ll check that today, always harder to look this stuff over with a couple of toddlers running around you all day!
Anyways thanks for all the suggestions. On a side note I did get the chance to take the kids for a small ride yesterday buy wrapping a rope around the flywheel. It ran really good once started for a motor that has sat around for a while. I replaced the head gasket and the water jacket gasket over the winter, if I can get that re-coil going, I’ll do the impeller and have a pretty good motor I think.