1978 Polaris RXL Service Manual, Page 23Get this manual
RECO IL HOUSIN MODIFICAT ION
The obj ect of th is mod ificati on is to make timi ng adjustments easierRemove the recoil and reco il housi ng from the engineAt po in ts 'A' and '8', mark th recoil hou sing 112" 12" Use an appr opriate cutti ng tool and remove the materi al previously mark ed ou t