OutdoorKing Repair Forum Forums Repairs and Maintenance Questions on Engines Questions On Briggs & Stratton Engines 13 Series - 130202 - Replace Recoil Starter?

Is it possible to remove the recoil starter housing (drill out the spot welds) and replace that housing with one of the newer type housings that screw to the blower housing?
I would think the starter clutch would have to be replaced with the newer cup and nut so the recoil would have that to grab to and a nut to hold the flywheel on. I wonder if that is possible as an alternative to a worn out old recoil starter and clutch and balls?
Working on an old 5HP Horizontal 130202-3166-01

I just replaced an old broken vertical pull starter with a later cup style from a scrapper engine. Had to shorten off the crank above the nut as it had a rather long unthreaded section that was fouling the pull but apart from that no dramas. Should be easy to do something similar to yours.

What is wrong with the one on it? most of the time they can be fixed.