Pullstart Installation

[Derks420]

I finally recieved my pullstart today and couldn't wait to get it on. Here are some pics I took while I was Getting all the components ready. Anybody with a 49 cc engine I assume will have to do the same if they would like to install one. First, the color was pretty bad, a dull grey, so i painted it Black to match my head. While trying to mount the thing, I realized that the screws from the magneto were rubing and had to grind down a good portion of the bell(check the pics). After everything fit well, and the magneto spun free and smooth, I screwed on the faceplate. Then i put my cranks into a vice and got my pops sedaline torch(think thats how u spell it) and heated the **** out of it and bent it just far enough to clear the pullstart. I still had to grind a littlebit of the crank down to allow a nice smooth pedal. Last I put the crank back on and I was good to go! The only thing that I still need to do is finish bending the pedal back a little straighter.... kinda crooked right now but no worries cuz.......No more pedalin!!!! Hope this Helps anyone installing thins on their own motor!

 

[Derks420]

Couple more....

 

[Derks420]

and done.......

 

[Derks420]

Sorry...got 1 more

 

[Kevlarr]

Just heat the crank up just past the pull start and bend it the other way to get your pedal straight. Oh, and its acetylene.

 

[Derks420]

HAHAH! Thanks! I dont weld....yet.... Thats what I was planning on doing tomorrow, wont take to much to bend it back..

 

[rohmell]

Some instructions for those pullstarts say to remove the washers on the magneto, then it will fit. You wouldn't need to do any grinding on the bell

 

[Derks420]

I did remove the THIN washers from the magneto screws and IT DID NOT FIT. You still have to grind the crap outa the bell

 

[rohmell]

I did remove the THIN washers from the magneto screws and IT DID NOT FIT. You still have to grind the crap outa the bell

I guess the instructions that I was referring is used with the pull-starts that do not have ZM cast into the front of it.

 

[Derks420]

Good point, there are a couple different manufacturers. Guess it depends on which one you end up with!

 

[rohmell]

Yeah, it's a shame that all of the manufacturers don't get together and try to make all of the different parts the same dimensions and interchangeable, that way, we don't have to push and pull, twist and turn, cut and grind, and yank and shove to get the parts to fit right!

 

[Derks420]

Agreed! But that would be to easy and convenient!!

 

[Roadapple]

You can also get a little more clearence by doubling up or making your own
magnito cover casket.