[AT] Adding electric start

[Greg Hass]

I can't for sure speak to your model but have been involved in a couple, 
both of them B&S. My brother had a 10 hp. generator that was hard to 
start. I just happened to have a starter that would fit. We took off the 
cooling shroud and guess what; no ring gear. The ring gear is not 
separate, but part of the flywheel. We gave up and used as is. A guy who 
sits with me at the coffee shop (84 Years old)  had the same problem but 
at his age and with a bad shoulder could not start the generator. He 
found a flywheel with teeth on E-bay cheap and put the starter on and it 
works great. Your engine is newer I'm sure so things may have changed, 
but this may give you a starting point. I was recently pricing lawn vacs 
(the kind you pull behind the mower) and the price difference between 
regular and electric start is $200.
        Greg Hass