Tecumseh 590788 Recoil Starter

Super easy to install and works great. Great pricing!

I ordered the more expensive one because I wanted an OEM recoil. What I received is the same after market recoil that I could have purchased for half the price. It fits, it works, but not what I paid for.

this did not come with the tecumseh sticker. does not self center by just putting bolts through the holes and tightening. you must line up the starter by eye before tightening bolts. this was the same as the $15.00 one we tried first. if you install off center it will turn egg shaped and bind while pulling on rope. very important step. the cheap one we tried first, the handle broke off on the second pull. swapped handles will the fifteen year original. the tenth pull resulted in the internals falling apart. this one is made better. wish we could buy the original part in the factory box. this one is probably the next best thing.

I paid about 50% more for the Tecumseh logo on this part. If you really need that generator to start, you don't want to screw around with something jury rigged to work. The good news- it does bolt right on to my 20 year old generator. Maybe the design changed in the last two decades as this part has holes for 6 bolts as opposed to my 4 holes but it does snug right up and sure enough, a couple of tugs on the cord and I was back in business. As I say, I'd have been happier to see the factory logo on it but it wasn't there. Oh well, it's on and working so at the end of the day, I'm satisfied.

When somebody advertises that it's Tecumseh and it comes identical to the Chinese one I ordered and has to be assembled does not list that anywhere in the parts description

great value

This is not precisely the same item as what it is to replace. It does not look exactly the same, and you must make slight adjustments in order to make this replacement function properly. All that being said, it does replace the damaged recoil starter, and it does in fact start the chipper normally. If I were to buy another, I would just get the "generic" item to save a few dollars. They are one and the same.pros: it workscons: it is a generic replacement, you must make adjustments in order to installrecommendation: this works but it is a generic replacment, not the absolute original

the retractable catch tabs wouldnt reach all the way into the bell on the flywheel...the bell had to be taken off and a few washers put behind the bell and bolted back down.....i have a 10hp 32" old ariens...other than that it works.