Product Description
This is a Starter Assembly. Manufactured by Honda. The starter consists of a rope with a grip at the end, coiled around an end of the crankshaft. When the rope's grip is pulled, the rope uncoils around the end of the crankshaft, spinning it to crank the engine, hopefully successfully firing up before the end of the pull stroke; after the end of the pull is reached, the spring operated reel retracts the rope, either to store it, or to prepare it for another attempt to start. It can take a number of tries to get a poorly tuned or little-used engine to fire properly. If the grip is not returned gently, it can damage the starter by the rope getting tangled in the mechanism. The mechanism works as follows: the rope is not directly connected to the crankshaft itself, but to a reel that is connected the crank by a ratcheting mechanism (specifically, a freewheel clutch, which allows the reel to engage the crankshaft, but not the other way around, similar to a bicycle hub, which allows the pedals and drive sprocket to drive the axle, but the axle can't drive the sprocket and pedals, allowing the operator to rest their legs while the bicycle keeps moving). When the rope is pulled, the ratchet engages the crankshaft and forces it to spin as well. Once the engine starts, the ratchet mechanism allows the crankshaft to keep spinning, while a coil spring inside the reel mechanism which has stored up energy when the rope is pulled out reverses its direction and recoils the rope (hence "re-coil starter"). If the reel were directly connected to the crank and lacked the freewheel mechanism, once the rope reached its end, the spinning crankshaft would keep turning the reel, which would violently recoil the rope in the opposite direction until it reached its end, where it would likely jam and stall the engine.Â
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Fits Models:Â
- GCV190A A1AE ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GCV190A A1AF ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GCV190A E1A2 ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-8000001 TO GJAAA-9999999 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GCV190A R1A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-8000001 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GCV190A R3A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-8000001 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GCV190A S1A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJAAA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER (1)
- GSV190A A1A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A A1AE ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A A1AF ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A A1C ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 TO GJACA- 9999999 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A BHH ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 TO GJACA- 9999999 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A N1L ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 TO GJACA- 1035730 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A S1A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190A S3A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1000001 TO GJACA- 1035730 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190LA N1L ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1035731 RECOIL STARTER
- GSV190LA S3A ENGINE, USA, VIN# GJACA-1035731 RECOIL STARTER
- HRB217 HXA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAEA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- HRB217 TDA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAEA-1000001 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217 HXA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1000001 TO MAGA- 1299999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217 TDA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1000001 TO MAGA- 1299999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K1 HXA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1400001 TO MAGA- 1499999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K1 TDA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1400001 TO MAGA- 1499999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K1 VKAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1400001 TO MAGA- 1499999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K2 HXAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1500001 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K2 VKAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1500001 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K3 HYAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-2020001 TO MAGA- 2199999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K3 VKAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-2020001 TO MAGA- 2199999 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K4 HYAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1900001 RECOIL STARTER
- HRX217K4 VKAA LAWN MOWER, USA, VIN# MAGA-1900001 RECOIL STARTER
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- This is a single productÂ
- Manufactured by Honda
- Red in colorÂ
- Hard plastic materialÂ
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Honda replacement recoil starter
This item is an exact replacement for my original recoil starter that finally failed after 14 years!. I peeled the Easy Start sticker off the original and was able to put it right back in the center area of the new recoil starter. Can't tell it from the original. Very pleased!