Re: Elgin recoil

[thepetrolist]

quote FrankR:

On any recoil starter, there is some way to make it engage with the flywheel and dis-engage when the motor starts or the rope is retracting. That is almost always some sort of automatic mechanism. Not so with the Elgin. You have to push the button down to engage it and let it up to dis-engage and recoil.

… And that’s exactly the kind of strangeness that makes me love antique outboards 😆 😎