Spring Start Outboard - Genius?

[goeasy123]

Where can I get one of these for my outboard motor!!

 

[goeasy123]

Ooh.... just found it...
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005003720734582.html

 

[rotrax]

Honda made a mo-ped with this feature in the early 70's.

I wound up a lot of oldtimers by loading the spring and removing the winding lever. Then I asked them to start it.

They all failed. No obvious kick or pedal start.

All that was required was to pull the handlebar mounted rear brake lever.

Then :- brmmmmmm................

 

[Halo]

I recall engines with wind up spring starts and the name of them starters will come to me at about 3 a m. !
There were diesel engines which started with an explosive cartridge and some where you charged up an air cylinder with a small electric compressor.

 

[davidej]

About 50 years ago, I had a 1.5 cc model airplane motor that did that.

 

[Boathook]

I recall engines with wind up spring starts and the name of them starters will come to me at about 3 a m. !
There were diesel engines which started with an explosive cartridge and some where you charged up an air cylinder with a small electric compressor.

Around 50 years ago my parents looked at buying a 50 foot plus MFV. The 6 cylinder diesel engine was started by compressed air stored in a cylinder. The cylinder was recharged by the engine itself.
My parents were advised by a friend not to buy it as the timbers were 'soft'. A few months later it sunk at its mooring. Great relief felt by my parents that they didn't purchase.

 

[William_H]

Funny some years back lawn mowers had a wind up starter. Seemed to work OK a bit tedious if engine didn't start first time. They seem to have gone back to recoil start cord. I wonder why. A powerful wind up would seem good for a diesel boat engine. ol'will

 

[Stemar]

I recall engines with wind up spring starts and the name of them starters will come to me at about 3 a m. !
There were diesel engines which started with an explosive cartridge and some where you charged up an air cylinder with a small electric compressor.

Also the petrol engines fitted to the Chipmunks I did air experience flying in as an air cadet.

 

[Plum]

Spring starters for diesel engines certainly existed 50 years ago and are still made by several companies Mechanical Spring Starters

 

[rogerthebodger]

I have a hydraulic powered starter motor that came from a road sweeper that had a Perkins 4 108.

There i also a one way drive that a socket that can drive the nut on the top of the flywheel driven by a battery drill.

When the outboard starts the one way clutch allows the motor to run wither spinning the drill

similar bit of kit from E Bay

CQMLâ18 Starter Hand Crank Starter For 173F/178F/186F/190F/192F Diesel Engine 7297074366771 | eBay

 

[ChromeDome]

Husqvarna lawn mowers had spring starters in the 60's