I had no issues with the pull cord recoil starter on my newly acquired used Honda eu20i.
Suddenly the the pull cord stopped recoiling at all. I figured the spring had just broke but on removing the unit it seems there's at least some tension still in it. With a broken spring I would expect no tension.
Have you any ideas what's going on?
Also I cant see any center bolt or fixing so that I could remove the recoil mechanism and inspect the spring.
Is it possible to dismantle the recoil starter on an eu20i?
Best Answer
Some tension? Usually with that retractor unit on the bench the spring has to be pre-tensioned sufficiently to retract the pull cord with alacrity ie not “just enough” but with speed and force.
I found that it would need the same number of turns plus 1 and you need to be carefull when doing the pre-tension as the mechanism can jump out and you might get hit...