At the risk of mucking up the works, How about a product called Smart
Drive,
which would be mounted behind the flywheel. This stator and magnet
combination can produce way more power than needed and could be used as a
starter if drive circuitry were to be designed.  The u-tube guy had
rewired
the drive for 12 volts and can get hundreds of amps or can leave wired
polyphase for hundreds of volts.  I suggest using some circuits for
alternator and others for starter.     See u-tube for various videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5mZLhtE_0Q&feature=related  ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZW6gHOTt2Q&feature=related     and
http://www.ecoinnovation.co.nz/c-59-parts.aspx  for a high strength steel
rotor to replace the plastic one.  Also found a new stator on E-bay
for less
than $100.  Comments?


Dan F

I think you might have a problem with mounting this on the flywheel.
You might get away with mounting it on the propeller shaft.  I doubt
that this will survive 7000 RPM without violent dissociation of parts.
That would not be pretty.

I remember a friend of mine who was cleaning an electric motor rotor by
spinning it with an air hose.  That turned into a lot of not very pretty
too when the windings parted company with the steel core.

Mark LaPierre