starter!

I am building a taco Frijole minibike, and we're doing it in the monster theme like on the taco website. So we decided to paint the engine cover and the starter cover, when we went to put the engine back together, and we pulled the starter, it wouldn't engage and rotate the engine, any...

Who here has taken the spring out of the starter recoil and gotten it back in successfully?? I think we need our own club.. MAAN was that a b****!! My recoil wouldnt go back in without hassle so I figured I'd take it apart, no problem right, wrong! 2 hours and a dented car hood later its in...

i was playing with my mini in the snow and gave it gas cause it sounded like it was about to die, and the pull start handle popped right off and the bike turned off?? i have a 70 Cat mini with a 3hp Briggs... what do i do? is this major? do i take off the engine cover and retrieve the cord and...