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Starting Device

Electric starting 
 
The electric starting equipment, which is effectively protected against water and provides sure starting,
consists of starting motor, charging generator with relay, instruments and starter battery.

The 4-h.p. starting motor is mounted on the flywheel housing. It has a magnet coupling and a displaceable
armature. Engagement with the flywheel ring is by displacement of the entire armature.
 
The 130-watt generator is fitted with a voltage regulator and is mounted on the front end of the engine. It
is V-belt driven from a pulley on the water pump shaft.


Hand starting
 
Hand starting equipment consists of a raised cranking arrangement and decompression device. Cranking
is transferred to the crankshaft by chain and sprocket wheels. The arrangement includes automatic release of the crankshaft sprocket as soon as the engine starts.
 
The decompression device consists of an eccentric shaft carried in the rocker shaft bearing brackets. This eccentric an be used to lift exhaust valves from their seats. It is actuated by a shaft with handle mounted
valve cover.

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