Need guidance on Dolmar ps341. /401

[david newbie]

I just picked this up on ABay, in it’s in great condition and the piston looks really good. However, the starter rope is kind of hanging out like it needs a couple more winds. But do I have to remove the flywheel to do that. Do you know if brake bands are available for this model ? I can live with out brakes, but it would be nice to pull the starter cord better. Runs on prime

 

[J D]

Can you just pull a bit of chord out & feed another wrap around?

 

[david newbie]

Can you just pull a bit of chord out & feed another wrap around?

Possibly if I remove the coil? there is not enough space between the coil and flywheel to squeeze a rope past. Very unusual set up. I hope I'm wrong

 

[david newbie]

Any other ideas? Anyone ever worked on this saw?