2 stroke pull start problem
G'day guys,
Hoping you might be able to lend some advice. I have a 30hp Mariner 2 stroke. Im not sure of the year but assume around 98.
When I started the motor to flush it out after use, it made an awful rattling noise that was coming from the pull start area. Almost the same noise it makes when you give the pull cord a little tug if the motor is already running.
When it started doing this I spent some time observing it and found that if I did give the pull cord a few tugs while it's making the noise, eventually the noise would go away.
So I took off the pull start mechanism and found that 1 spring was attatch to the "pawl" (as i understand it is called) and the other "spring" was just sitting in the middle of mechanism. It looks like something bad has happened to these 2 springs as I can only assume they arn't suppose to look like this:
Here is the pull start mechanism. The arrow points to the hole where the spring (the straighter sping, the one of the right in the first pic) was located. The other spring was loose in the middle.
I have tried searching all over the internet for information or pictures about how these springs are actually suppose to look and how they would be attached. I'm guessing they're job is to spring back the pawl once the motor is started to it doesn't rub and make that awful rattle noise.
From what I can tell on the net, it is really hard to find somewhere to buy new springs like this.
Would any of you guys have any idea what the springs should look like and where they would go ?
Hopefully that makes sense.
Cheers !
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strike_zone
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Date Joined: 09/09/10
not hard at all
just go to your local merc dealer but remember to take your motors serial number with you and buy the new parts they should show you where they need to go
OLD BANGA
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Date Joined: 02/04/10
Outboard problems
Try www.boats.net and foolow the prompts you can bring up a diagram of the section of the motor and the part numbers etc.
Cheers
Old Banga!
OLD BANGA
Francis
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Date Joined: 17/06/08
Cheers guy's, ill grab the
Cheers guy's, ill grab the serial number and find a Merc dealer around Rockingham. Finger's crossed it doesn't take to long to get the parts in.
I did have a look at that boats.net and found some useful diagrams, however the springs seem to be marked as obsolete. That's why I was thinking I might be able to dodgy something up myself