Honda 28400-ZH8-033ZJ Recoil Starter Assembly (Jacobsen Orange)

The Honda 28400-ZH8-033ZJ is a genuine OEM Recoil Starter Assembly (Jacobsen Orange) designed for GX120 horizontal shaft engines. As a direct OEM replacement, this assembly is manufactured to Honda's exact specifications, ensuring proper rope engagement and consistent pull performance on your GX120. The Jacobsen Orange color designation identifies this specific variant — buyers should confirm this matches the original unit on their machine before ordering, as other color variants exist for the GX120 platform. Verify your engine's serial number against the fitment table to confirm this is the correct assembly for your unit.

Key Features

• Genuine OEM Starter Engagement — built to Honda's exact specifications for the GX120, ensuring the pawl-and-ratchet mechanism engages the flywheel cleanly and releases without drag on every pull
• Color-Variant Identification — the Jacobsen Orange finish identifies this as the correct assembly for equipment finished in that color; confirm your original unit's color variant before ordering, as multiple color editions of this assembly are available
• GX120 Horizontal Shaft Fitment — designed specifically for the GX120 engine; check your engine serial number against the fitment table to confirm compatibility with your serial range
• Complete Assembly — supplied as a full recoil starter assembly, so the housing, rope, rewind spring, and pawl components are replaced together rather than individually

A recoil starter assembly is the manual pull-start mechanism that cranks the engine each time the operator pulls the rope. When the rope is pulled, an internal rewind spring stores tension and a set of pawls engage the engine's flywheel cup, spinning the crankshaft to initiate combustion. Once the engine fires, the pawls retract and the spring rewinds the rope automatically. When the assembly wears out — through a broken rewind spring, frayed rope, or worn pawls — the engine either becomes difficult to start or will not start at all. Replacing the complete assembly restores reliable, one-pull starting to the GX120.

Part Details

Compatibility & Fitment

Verify Before You Order

Fitment is machine-number and revision-specific; always confirm your model and serial number against the fitment list.

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