Johnny Rude Starter Housing - E or JE?

LaqueRatt

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Still working on my '59 Evi 10 HP. Starter is a little wonky, but works. From what I've read the marks on the bottom should be aligned with an arrow. There are two sets of marks though and what appears to be a range. Most seem to ignore these, but for it to work right I'm thinking the marks should be lined up correctly. My rope is 62" long which seems like plenty and it looks like to get the marks right I'm going to have to cut about a foot off. Is my thinking correct here? Also which set of marks to use and what do they mean? EG: E or JE. Sorry if this is dumb question, but I've done a lot of searching and not found an answer.
 

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Crosbyman

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see bulletin 10hp rope # 203821 72.25 inch of 7/32 size pull cord .
 

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LaqueRatt

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Interesting. Thanks for posting. So looks like my rope may already be too short. The mystery remains though, why JE? I'm guessing E is for Evinrude, but why JE and not J? My main issue is when I start to pull, it grabs, then slips for about one rotation. Then it grabs again and is fine. Does my starter pawl look overly worn?
 

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kbait

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E is retracted mark for Evinrude, JE for Johnson. If correct, pawl will engage flywheel shortly after cord is pulled..
 

LaqueRatt

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Thanks for clearing that up for me. OMC is clear as mud on this point. Even the factory manual doesn't mention the marks.
 
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