Re: Simplex vs. Eas-A-Matic Starters – Evinrude Lightwins

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I’m not sure if you can swap the pulleys or not but if you can, I think you would have to swap the flywheels to as the starter pawls are different. Besides the pawl design, the later pulley itself is shaped differently as it is oval shaped instead of round where the rope wraps around it. The oval shape makes it easier to pull the motor over against compression.

Are you tying a proper double knot on the end of the starter rope? A few drops of crazy glue will help to stop the knot from coming undone. The next size starter cord up might prevent the knot from pulling thru the hole but I’ve never had that problem with the early CD’s after switching to nylon starter cord. A small pin (finishing nail) pushed thru the knot would sure stop it from pulling thru.