Pull start rope gets ripped out of hand 

I appreciate your teaching tutorial here. I have the exact same engine and exact same problem. Lucky I'm a bachelor because it's all apart in my kitchen. Next to my Kobalt electric lawn mower. I knew I would run into the solution if I just kept looking and turns out I saved this video in my watch later list about a month ago. So here's a shout out to you my man and guys clear out that watch later list once in awhile. You may have already stumbled over the solution and didn't know it.

Thanks for showing this, I own a bunton walk behind mower with a kawasaki 14hp engine. It caused a couple of my fingers to swell up because of the grip I put on it. I concluded the 14hp engine is stronger than my hand! I will check this ASAP. BTW You were very clear and straight to the point! I thought there would be a gasket on the valve cover, but apparently not.

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Thank you for this, It just fixed my Predator Generator.

Thank you for the info and the call out on the valve clearance, super helpful!!

I mostly see the Honda units with the cracked exhaust rockers. That engine there was built like a tank. Honda might be quiet but they do not hold up as well. The valve covers warp when removing them. You eather have to beat them back into shape or replace them. Guys get carried away using gasket sealer thinking more is better. It makes a mess and I charge more when I have to clean it up. A new cover would be better and cheaper.

Thanks. Now i know to look for the bump. I thought i would have to take off the sump to check it.

Thank you! I have the same problem & thought that might be the cause. Now I can pursue the repair with confidence it will fix the problem. Mine violently ripped the pull cord from my hand & snaps the handle off. Having to fix the recoil starter several times was frustrating. This was the first time I encountered this problem. I have fixed many broken keys on lawnmowers but this is on a compressor. I was a little puzzled at first! After pondering the problem for a while the only possible cause must be the valves. Another peculiar symptom was the engine after sitting a while between use wouldn't start unless I removed the air filter & put my hand over the intake then it fired right up choke wasn't enough. I'm curious if this will fix that also.

Thank you man I forgot to get it top dead center when I was measuring them and I just took apart the whole engine thinking I did something wrong and found this video

i'm having this exact issue on my husky stump grinder, thanks for the video i will be checking my machine over soon and hope this fixes it.

I have this problem. Thanks for sharing.

Good video, I was showing to a friend because he was skeptical about valve adjustment. He did not wanted to accept my point of how many times someone threw away an engine of this because of this problem. And it pull your hand awful

My starter cable broke in my hand and now my knuckles are bloody. Popped the valve cover oped and sure enough the exhaust was super loose thanks for the help

thank you!!! this has been a problem of mine and it worked!! thanks for the tutorial.

Thanks, I have a wood splitter that really kicked back today. Since I had no experience with overhead valve engines I didn't know why. Now I do! Dave

That’s .15 millimeters.

Nailed it. Thanks!

Thank you very helpful

Great help and save me hundreds-many thanks

my predator 212 started doing this after installing a mikuni carb hopefully this fixes it

Thankyou good sir this helped👍

Did you also check flywheel key for damage? That's normally the issue.

Thanks

tkx’j’ got a brigs this is a start

i have 15 hp woodchipper and some times the pull start rips out my hand how do you no were top dead centre is

My predator kicks out your hand after i changer the valve spings to 18LB's with stock springs it never did that??

My generator engine which is 6.5hp there is very hard to pull a kick or try to start it looks kick is stuck so what is problem??

And ??

Great thanks!

how about a stihl ms440 chain saw, sometimes its fine, sometimes, it is really hard to pull, when theres no spark plug turns fine

Not helpful at all. Brand new cam new rockers new lifters adjustmet on lash yet works 2 or 3 times then starts kicking back again so no this has not explained anything other than lash adjustment

Is the valve size the same for every small engines?