This is the previous generation Mitsubishi clone. It doesn't have the scavenging design though, so the emissions are substantially higher than the current design TLE-43.
I've been told that the starters can also be used as generators - you would probably need to come up with some form of
voltage regulation. And, if you want to use the electric start, you'd need a battery, starter button, and starter solenoid.
The starter isn't hard to take off. Remover the pull start, the starter pawl, unscrew the bolt that held the pull start pawl, the 4 mounting screws, and and the starter will come off. The engine shaft is tapered (ref the crank image and the end view of the starter), with a key, so you may want to rig up a puller instead of pulling on the housing, as the armature may damage the brushes if you don't. (the armature shaft is tapered/keyed to slip over the motor shaft. If you're careful, you should be able to lift the starter housing just enough to slip a screwdriver in and under the armature shaft, then twist the screwdriver to 'lever' the shaft loose from the motor. And/Or, slip the heaviest screwdriver that will fit inside the armature shaft, and twist if from side to side a bit, to help break it loose from the tapered end of the crank. Once the armature is loose from the crank, the whole starter will just lift off. THEN, it'll just lift off. Of course, you'll need a short version of the starter pawl bolt to mount the pawl back in place...
The starter weighs a couple of pounds, BTW.
