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Love how well it works Rog! 

You really wouldn't need to cut the notch in the side of the pulley, it's just a nice extra touch. Once you had a complete wrap around the pulley, the string would hold it in place enough for a quick pull-start.

In my experience, simple wraps of the string will not start the engine. Maybe if you roughed up the inside of the pulley, but without catching the slot, the string slips