Reply To: Recoil starter on 1951 TN-27 Johnson 5hp pawls not engaging

[shafi420]

Thank you very much. I can’t thank you enough. I got my starter pawls to engage.

I think I bent the spring a little bit so the coil of the spring was loose and not grabbing the shoulder enough.

This motor has been sitting in my storage for over a year because I couldn’t get the starter to engage.

It is a simple system but it really kicked my ass. Thank you again for your help.