Reply To: 1974 Evenrude 9.9 recoil

[David Stanton]

I think you are talking about, like Mumbles said, the interlock that prevents starting if throttle is too high or is in gear. In my photo in the lower right corner, the red part is part of that mechanism. There is a small spring there with straight, long ends that has to be positioned properly or it won’t work, and it’s easy to misassemble where that spring is if the recoil assembly has been removed, or the spring can be broken. After I see your next photo, I should be able to tell if that’s what you are talking about.
Dave