1981 Johnson/Evinrude 4HP Outboards Service Manual, Page 76Get this manual
bPull starter rope out to limitHold pulley firmly so it will not rewind and release slip knotWhile still holding pulley firmly, remove rope by pulling knot and rope from pulleySee Figure 74Carefully allow pulley to slowly rotate until it is fully unwoundcCut new rope to length of 62-1inches (158 cm)Fuse both endsKnot one end See Figure 7-5 Wind spring by turning pulley 3-1 12 turns counterclockwise and hold in place'eWhile holding pulley from unwindinginsert unknotted rope end into hole (see Figure 7-6) and thread around pulley and out hole in starter housing See Figure 7-4Pull rope until knot bottoms in pulley gWhen there is still approximately one foot (30 cm) of rope outside the starter housingtie slip knot in rope to hold in placeSee Figure 7-
3hInstall bumper and handle and tie knot in end of ropeSee Figures 7-5 and 7-3iRelease knot and ease starter pulley back