Before you can tear down the generator or before you rush it to a repair shop, here are the common issues that might be making your generator hard to pull:

Generator pull cord won't pull. This means your motor is locked up. If it does it again remove the. The generator’s housing might still contain a sliver of pull rope if you’re lucky.

Connect the rope’s two broken ends by tying a sturdy knot. If you can, pull it over a few times and then reinsert the plug and try to pull again. The original rope or any other suitable replacement can be tied here with a stop knot, making sure to place the knot itself into the notch on the outside rim of the emergency recoil system.

If it doesn’t work for you, follow step 1 to see what happened. It will pull fine when its not hooked to the motor. This will typically be from a stick that has gotten under the.

Pull gently on the rope with repeated jerks as you spray inside of the recoil launcher through these openings. Remove the spark plug and see if you are able to pull the starter cord. Fit a socket that will fit the flywheel nut to your power drill set the drill direction clockwise open the fuel valve and choke engage the socket and apply power to the.

Can you turn the motor over by hand?try removing the spark plug and see if the. The easiest thing to check, and by far one of the top two reasons for the pull cord not working, is for some sort of blade obstruction. Let me know if you can.

The tech said it creates something along the lines of a electromagnetic gate the resistance in pulling starting is created from parts of the generator acting like a magnet. Your knot should be almost. If the engine has sat for a good bit the first thing i would do if it’s difficult to pull is remove the spark plug and ease the compression until i was able to get oil to start lubricating.