# How to Install a Starter on a Gravely L1
The L1 is a heavy, industrial-use walk-behind mower manufactured by Gravely. If the spark plug is good and there is fuel in the tank, but the vintage mower still will not start, there is a chance that the starter is bad. The starter system is an older recoil type starter with a pull-rope. Pull-style ropes can dry-rot, crack or break, and when they do, they need to be changed out. It takes about a 30 minutes to replace a Gravely L1 starter.
Things You'll Need
- Pliers
- Nut driver
- Knife
- Replacement pull starter assembly and rope
Instructions
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Remove the Gravely's spark plug with pliers.
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Cut the old starter rope just below the rubber handle.
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Remove the starter cover with a nut driver.
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Pull the starter assembly out, and use the pliers to release the tension on the recoil spring.
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Unwind the old starter rope and remove it. Wind the new starter rope around the new starter assembly, and reset the spring tension with the pliers.
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Place the new starter assembly back into the cover and bolt the cover down with the nut driver.
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Slip the free end of the new starter rope back through rubber handle and mount it on the handle of the Gravely.
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