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GOVERNOR GEAR AND SHAFT SERVICE ................................................................................................. 28
SPEED CONTROLS AND LINKAGE ............................................................................................................. 29
CHAPTER 5 REWIND STARTERS................................................................................................................ 35
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 35
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 35
COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 35
SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 35
ROPE SERVICE ............................................................................................................................................. 35
RETAINER REPLACEMENT .......................................................................................................................... 36
STYLIZED REWIND STARTER (TVS, HM, TVM, TVXL), AND STAMPED STEEL STARTER
(HM, VM, TVM, TVXL) ............................................................................................................................... 36
STYLIZED REWIND STARTER WITH PLASTIC RETAINER ........................................................................ 37
STANDARD STAMPED STEEL AND CAST ALUMINUM STARTER (HM, VM) ............................................ 38
VERTICAL PULL STARTER HORIZONTAL ENGAGEMENT TYPE .............................................................. 39
VERTICAL PULL STARTER VERTICAL ENGAGEMENT TYPE ................................................................... 40
CHAPTER 6 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS ....................................................................................................... 42
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 42
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 42
STARTING CIRCUIT AND ELECTRIC STARTERS ....................................................................................... 42
CHARGING CIRCUIT ..................................................................................................................................... 42
CONVERTING ALTERNATING CURRENT TO DIRECT CURRENT ............................................................ 43
HALF WAVE RECTIFIER SINGLE DIODE .................................................................................................... 43
FULL WAVE RECTIFIER BRIDGE RECTIFIER ............................................................................................. 43
COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 43
BATTERY ........................................................................................................................................................ 43
WIRING ........................................................................................................................................................... 43
ELECTRICAL TERMS .................................................................................................................................... 44
BASIC CHECKS ............................................................................................................................................. 45
TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL STARTER CIRCUIT FLOW CHART .................................................. 46
TROUBLESHOOTING ELECTRICAL CHARGING CIRCUIT FLOW CHART ............................................... 47
TESTING PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................................ 48
STARTING CIRCUIT ...................................................................................................................................... 48
CHARGING CIRCUIT ..................................................................................................................................... 48
VOLTAGE REGULATIONS ............................................................................................................................. 56
LOW OIL SHUTDOWN SWITCHES............................................................................................................... 56
SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 57
12 VOLT OR 120 VOLT ELECTRIC STARTERS WITH EXPOSED SHAFT ................................................. 57
12 VOLT D.C. OR 120 VOLT A.C. ELECTRIC STARTERS WITH THE STARTER GEAR UNDER
THE CAP ASSEMBLY ............................................................................................................................... 57
INSPECTION .................................................................................................................................................. 58
CHAPTER 7 FLYWHEEL BRAKE SYSTEMS ............................................................................................... 59
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 59
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 59
BOTTOM SURFACE SYSTEM ....................................................................................................................... 59
INSIDE EDGE SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................. 60
COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 60
SERVICE ........................................................................................................................................................ 61
FLYWHEEL REMOVAL .................................................................................................................................. 61
BRAKE LEVER AND PAD .............................................................................................................................. 61
IGNITION GOUNDOUT TERMINAL............................................................................................................... 61
STARTER INTERLOCK SWITCH .................................................................................................................. 62
CONTROL CABLE.......................................................................................................................................... 62
BRAKE BRACKET REPLACEMENT.............................................................................................................. 62
CHAPTER 8 IGNITION .................................................................................................................................. 63
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................................. 63
OPERATION ................................................................................................................................................... 63
SOLID STATE IGNITION SYSTEM (CDI) ...................................................................................................... 63
MAGNETO IGNITION SYSTEM (POINTS) .................................................................................................... 63
IDENTIFICATION OF TECUMSEH IGNITION SYSTEMS ............................................................................. 64
COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 64
IGNITION TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................. 66